| 8000 BC |
The earliest known fabric is woven from hemp. |
| 2737 BC |
Chinese treat arthritis, gout, and other ailments with hemp. |
| 500 BC |
Scthians intoxicate themselves with leaves of the hemp plant. |
| 1545 |
Spanish plant hemp in Chile. |
| 1762 |
In Virginia you could be put in jail for not growing hemp. |
| 1775 |
The first American flag is made from hemp by Betsy Ross. |
| 1776 |
The Declaration of Independence is drafted on hemp paper. |
| 1779 |
The Hemp Break, invented by Thomas Jefferson receives the first American patent. |
| 1812 |
The War of 1812 is primarily about access to Russian Hemp. |
| 1834 |
Young Abe Lincoln reads by hemp oil light. |
| 1850 |
Extract of hemp becomes one of the most widely used medicines in the USA. |
| 1858 |
Sixty tons of hemp sails, rigging, cable and caulk are carried on the USS Constitution. |
| 1930 |
Henry Ford builds a car made from plant resin (including hemp) and powers it with hemp fuel. |
| 1937 |
The Marijuana Tax Act is passed. |
| 1944 |
The LaGuardia Report questions the Government's sanity. |
| 1969 |
John Sinclair gets nine years for two joints. |
| 1972 |
The Shafer Commission makes everyone think pot will soon be legal. |
| 2000 |
Roughly one third of voting adults in the US have acknowledged smoking pot at some time during their lives. Presently, one person is arrested every 45 seconds for simple possession. |
