Did You Know?

• Cannabis is legal in many countries, such as Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Argentina and the Netherlands and is decriminalized in several more
• California and 11 other states have legalized medical marijuana under their state laws
• Cannabis is the largest cash crop in California, generating $14 billion a year in revenue
• Marijuana is now used by over 25 million people annually in the United States
• Since 1990, nearly 5.9 million Americans have been arrested on marijuana charges
• African-Americans account for approxiametly 13% of the US population and about 13.5% of annual marijuana users. However, blacks are over 2.5 times more likely to be arrested for possession charges than a white american
• 75% of all Americans who use marijuana never use harder drugs
• Marijuana is often used for medicinal purposes such as relief from pain, nausea, spasticity, and other symptoms
• The cannabis plant is used for paper products, food, medicines, essential oils, nutritional supplements, livestock feed, construction, body care products, molded plastics and textiles
• 10,000 acres of hemp will produce as much paper as 40,000 trees
• Until 1880, nearly 90 percent of all paper in the world was made from hemp
• The hemp seed contains no THC and is a fruit. Aside from soybeans, it is the greatest source of protein