For thousands of years industrial hemp has been critical to the survival, success and evolution of humans worldwide. Utilizing industrial hemp’s potential today is key to moving forward sustainably and successfully in the future. Our aim at KNACKA is to create premium quality hemp products that will interweave one’s daily life with the rich and rugged history of industrial hemp.

I encourage you to learn more about this essential and versatile renewable resource. Start a dialog, ask questions and help to educate others about the multi-faceted potential of this highly under utilized agricultural crop. It is time to once again allow American farmers to grow industrial hemp and continue this symbiotic relationship that is as old as agriculture itself. You can help make this a reality by taking action here at Vote Hemp.

All the hempseed available in the U.S. is stacked
in this Kentuckey warehouse under armed guard. 1942

USDA Botanist, Lyster H. Dewey measuring a hemp
plant at Arlington Farms. The Pentagon was later
built on the same land. 1929

Harvest time

A hand hemp breaker being used in the field

• The U.S. is the only industrialized nation where it is illegal to grow industrial hemp
• It is currently illegal to grow industrial hemp in the U.S. as it is classified a Schedule I Drug alongside it’s cousin Cannabis (marijuana), heroin LSD and others
• Industrial hemp will not get you high in any manner
• The United States imports all the industrial hemp used in American consumed products, an industry worth over $500 million in retail sales annually
• Over 25,000 modern day products can be made from industrial hemp, from houses to auto body parts
• Plastics made from hemp are biodegradable
• Hemp produces 4 times as much ethanol per acre as corn
• Hemp is the #1 producer of biomass per acre in the world, up to 10 tons per acre in four months
• Hemp produces the strongest, most durable natural soft-fiber on Earth
• An acre of hemp will produce 2 to 3 times as much fiber as cotton
• The USDA states “the waste product from making canvas, rope and linen from cannabis hemp bast fiber, this waste product, the hurd fiber, is more than 4 times more productive than trees for fiber production for paper & building materials.”
• Hempcrete made from hemp hurds, lime and water is lighter and stronger than traditional concrete, carbon nuetral, and is fire, insect and mold resistant
• Entire carbon neutral buildings are being constructed from hemp. Hempcrete walls absorb and sequester CO2 as they cure. With their breathability, high thermal and acoustic insulation and low density they are hyper efficient structures
• Hemp seed is the most complete food source containing all 8 essential amino acids, the essential fatty acids, as well as fibre, carbohydrates, vitamins & minerals needed to sustain human life
• Relatively drought-resistant, it’s high protein seed has been relied upon several times through history during drought-induced famine
• Hemp stabilizes and enriches soil, reduces weeds without chemical applications and is an ideal rotation crop
• Hemp was planted around Chernobyl to remove toxins and heal the soil — “Hemp is proving to be one of the best phyto-remediative plants we have been able to find”
• The DEA spends over $10 million annually to eradicate feral “ditchweed” in America
• The feral “ditchweed” growing across America are the strong heirloom crops cherished by our ancestors and remnants of the crops grown for the war effort during WWII
• A film called “Hemp For Victory” was produced by the USDA to promote hemp farming during WWII
• These same heirloom “ditchweed” seeds were once protected by armed military guards and considered a national treasure
• Hemp was used as legal tender in America from 1631 until the early 1800’s, you could pay your taxes with hemp
• The first hemp laws in America were “must grow laws” & required colonists to grow hemp
• Until the 1800’s most of the textiles, rope and paper products were made from hemp
• Humans have been cultivating and using hemp industrially for around 10,000 years
• The word “canvas” is derived from the word “cannabis”