The Truth About Hemp - Part 5
From records kept by the Ford Motor Co. in the 1930’s we learn that Ford Motor successfully operated a biomass production plant in Michigan. It was there that Henry Ford learned how competitive fuel created from hemp seed was to that of fossil fuel and began preparing to become part of the methanol industry.
Henry even grew hemp on his estate long after the plant was outlawed in 1937 in order to prove the cheapness on methanol use. He soon realized that 90% of all fossil fuel used in the world could be replaced with biomass fuel created from hemp. Ford’s biomass car not only ran on fuel derived from the hemp seed but the auto body (as well as some parts of the interior) were made of plastics derived from the same oils found in the seed.
In 2001, the manufacturers at Volkswagen and at BMW began using the oils found in the hemp seed to create the plastic they use for auto body production. In doing so, they have created an auto body that is lighter, yet stronger than steel. This reduces the cost of production and allowed these companies to be more competitive on the open market.
Searching through the records of the WWII Production Rates, it’s discovered in the report that "One acre of hemp is the equivalent to 10-15 barrels of oil."
Government reports from 1934 show that 62,813,000 pounds of hemp seed were imported into the U.S.; and in 1935, 116 million pounds (58,000 tons) of hemp seed was used in America by the DuPont Petro-/Chemical company to produce non-toxic paint and varnish.
Of the 3 million or more edible plants in nature, no other single plant source can compare with the complete protein and essential oils contained in hemp seeds. The hemp seed contains all the essential amino acids in ideal proportions to assure your body has the necessary building blocks it needs.
In 1937, Ralph Loziers, general counsel of the National Institute of Oil-Seed Products, told the congressional committee studying marijuana prohibition: "Hemp seed is used in all the Oriental nations and parts of Russia as a food in the forms of oatmeal, porridge, and soups. They’ve been doing so for many generations, especially in periods of famine." The byproduct of pressing hemp seed for its nutritious vegetable oil is a high protein seed cake. Hemp seed cake was one of the worlds primary animal feeds until this century because it also supplies a near complete diet for domesticated animals.
Yet the plant remains illegal today!
