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- by Keith Parker
The Green Gold: Understanding the Economic Importance of Hemp in Colonial America
Policies and Regulations Hemp was mandatory to grow during the colonial era. In 1619, King James I decreed that the American colonists of Jamestown would need to step up efforts to do their fair share towards supporting England. The Virginia...