Hemp Capitalism

When we talk about Capitalism, it is justifiable to understand why most simple mentally shut down the topic.

I think any discussion on this matter will drive us to a no-answer-yet dead-end or spark a motivation to speak up the essence of our existences. It is like talking about religion and politics.

Capitalism is a Reality-TV show discussion about the human and divine. And Leftism (Communism, Socialism, Militarism, Dictatorships, Religion Rulers and of course, my favorite, Monarchies) are science-fiction.

The problem is not that 8 people own as much money as 3.2 billion people in the poorest countries on earth.

I fully support Capitalism but I also support social care for the needed ones, regardless of each one of the personal circumstances. Capitalism is supported by smart minds and only Capitalism will find a solution to balance and heal the world. Capitalism can not be surrounded by rings of poverty.

We are all human beings and some require more permanent assistance while others may need temporary help. Not everyone is born to make money and earn like the richest.

When we say that poverty is in the mind is because, even though it sounds true for a self-help and personal growth purposes, it is also quite real!.  So real, it hurts and affects each one of our cosmic atoms when it is present. Poverty is a sickness as much as greedy. Both sicknesses affect the spirits and the souls.

However, those 3.2 Billion people live in countries where financial greed and political power pursues is the day by day rule. 

In those countries, the education level is much lower than what we are used to complaining in the Western world and believe me, all government decisions gravitate on the corruption.  So, the formal education is divorced from reality.

And corruption is so widely socially accepted that it is part of the culture. And most accept the same speech of the local politicians. 

So, the education system is set up to drive that purpose. And those genetically smarter have no options to fit in or get a chance in the industrialized world.

So, it is an evil negative circle.

It is a common equation across all countries, rich or poor that 1% of the population owns 50% of all incomes and assets. The rest of the 50% "belongs" to the governments and the rest of the people who are broken down in High class, Middle High class, poverty line (everyday survival) and below poverty line (the vast majorities).

If those 8 richest people on earth would sell all assets and the retirement income would only depend on the financial interest from the capital they would have at hand, their money will never dry up nor stop growing in quantities by earning only interests.

But I am not saying that achieving that level of economic success is impossible, on the contrary, it is possible, because, and that is the counterpart of the ugly part, in Capitalism, an individual can make a difference and when the sum of individuals gathered together, then nations grow strong. 

To reshape the world is necessary to reshape the economy.

I am a firm believer that the Industrial Hemp can make a difference. 

There are scientifically proven facts of the properties of this plant and its benefits for humanity, and moreover, there are great investment opportunities for all citizens.

Industrial Hemp can eventually, fully substitute the polluting O&G self-destructive industry for one that saves water, and is more sustainable,  and earth-friendly.

We need more investors, more farmers, more growers, more manufacturers, more scientists, more specialist and trades of all kinds. We can create millions of new jobs and solve the basic needs of human beings.

Ah, sorry I almost forgot one little obstacle. Government's acceptance that we either grow up or get behind, technologically speaking and over let crime keep running the business. There is no more time for listening recycled speeches. For the Industrial Hemp to grow, it needs a strong and Research & Development and Engineering sectors,  and stop impending new business opportunities and personal freedom to create wealth.

Ramon Granados, Bsc

Hemp history and the power behind it

Hemp is an ancient plant that has been cultivated for millennia. The Columbia History of the World (1996) states that that weaving of hemp fiber began over 10,000 years ago! Carbon tests have suggested that the use of wild hemp dates as far back as 8000 B.C.

In Great Britain, hemp cultivation dates back to 800AD. In the 16th Century, Henry VIII encouraged farmers to plant the crop extensively to provide materials for the British Naval fleet. A steady supply of hemp was needed for the construction of battleships and their components. Riggings, pendants, pennants, sails, and oakum were all made from hemp fiber and oil. Hemp paper was used for maps, logs, and even for the Bibles that sailors may have brought on board.

Cultivation 

Hemp drying
17th Century America, farmers in Virginia, Massachusetts, and Connecticut were ordered by law to grow Indian hemp. By the early 18th century, a person could be sentenced to jail if they weren’t growing hemp on their land! Hemp was considered to be legal tender. For over 200 years in colonial America, hemp was a currency that one could use to pay their taxes with! (Don’t try that today, kids!)

The 1850 U.S. census documented approximately 8,400 hemp plantations of at least 2000 acres. Strains in cultivation included China hemp, Smyrna hemp, and Japanese hemp.

For years, hemp farmers used a hand break operated machine when harvesting. Finally, a machine was built that would take care of all the processes, breaking the retted stalks and cleaning the fiber to produce clean, straight hemp fiber which was equal to the best grades prepared on hand brakes. This machine was able to harvest 1000 pounds or more of clean hemp fiber per hour. This breakthrough made cultivating more fiscally attractive by reducing labor costs. By 1920 the hemp crop was entirely handled by machinery.

Hemp Fuel(see hemp fuel)

In 1896 Rudolph Diesel had produced his famous engine. Like many others, Diesel assumed that the diesel engine would be powered by a variety of fuels, especially vegetable and seed oils. Henry Ford of the Ford Motor Company seeing the potential of biomass fuels operated a successful biomass conversion plant producing hemp fuel at their Iron Mountain facility in Michigan. Ford engineers extracted methanol, charcoal fuel, tar, pitch, ethyl acetate and creosote, fundamental ingredients for modern industry. Today these are supplied by oil-related industries.
Prohibition

Viewing hemp as a threat, a smear campaign against hemp was started by competing industries, associating hemp with marijuana.

Propaganda films like “Reefer Madness” assured hemp’s demise.

When Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act in 1937, the decline of hemp effectively began. The tax and licensing regulations of the act made hemp cultivation nearly impossible for American farmers. Anslinger, the chief promoter of the Tax Act, argued for anti-marijuana legislation around the world.

An interesting situation arose during World War II as American Farmers were prohibited from producing hemp because of the 1937 law. However, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor halted the importation of Manila hemp from the Philippines, prompting the USDA to rethink their agenda and creating a call to action with the release of the film Hemp for Victory, motivating American Farmers to grow hemp for the war effort. The government formed a private company called War Hemp Industries to subsidize hemp cultivation. One million acres of hemp were grown across the Midwest as part of this program. As soon as the war ended, all of the hemp processing plants were shut down and the industry again disappeared. However, wild hemp may be found scattered across the country.

From 1937 until the late 1960s the United States government recognized that Industrial Hemp and marijuana were two distinct varieties of the cannabis plant. After the Controlled Substances Act was passed, hemp was no longer recognized as being distinct from marijuana.

Taken from http://www.hemp.com/