HEMP FOR  ECOLOGY   Compiled  by  the  Business  Alliance  for
Commerce in  Hemp (BACH)  Provided by Access Unlimited, PO Box
1900, Frazier Park, CA 93225

     Hemp For  Ecology - Hemp is a soil building plant that is
excellent in  crop rotation  and, unlike cotton and corn, does
not require  heavy fertilization or pesticide use. In fact, an
organic pesticide spray is derived from the plant.

     With its  many commercial  uses, such  as manufacture  of
paper and  building supplies,  Hemp could reduce deforestation
by 50%  or more  worldwide. It  could  replace  a  significant
amount of plastics with cultivated cellulose, organic pulp and
fiber.  It could replace about half of t t petroleum we use as
gasoline with clean-burning  methanol fuel, and cut dependence
on coal  and nuclear  powered electricity  production  through
biomass pyrolysis.

     Its strong roots control erosion, and it has an important
role in  reforestation and  weed eradication  programs.   Help
restore ecological balance to America.

     Hemp Saves  Forests -  Over a 20 year period, one acre of
hemp will  produce as  much paper  as 4.1 acres of forest. But
America's  "cash   crop  of   tomorrow"  is  held  hostage  by
protectionist laws  that have led to the destruction of 70% of
our forests since 1937.

     Additionally, paper  made  from  hemp  lasts  many  times
longer than  that made  from wood  and uses only 10-20% of the
dangerous chemicals needed to make paper from wood.

     And Hemp  can be made into fiber board or particle board,
replacing wood  for construction or commercial fabrication.

     Hemp Saves  Oil - Methane, methanol, alcohol and fuel oil
made  from   Hemp  could  replace  petroleum  based  fuel  and
plastics, thus  saving America's  oil reserves,  reducing  the
trade deficit  and  protecting  the  environment.  Hemp  could
replace almost  all  oil, without any offshore drilling or oil
spills. A  Hemp spill  would not harm the ecology, requires no
cleanup and  would actually  enrich the  soil. Fuel or cooking
oil can  also be  made from  Hemp seed,  which is  30% oil  by
volume.  So long, OPEC and oil shortages!

     Hemp Instead  of Plastic - The pulp and fiber of the Hemp
plant offer  a completely biodegradable alternative to plastic
for many  uses or can be made i nto regular or "biodegradable"
plastic.

     Hemp paper bags are stronger and have more endurance than
wood pulp  paper, and  can be  reinforced with  Hemp fiber for
folding and  tensile strength  comparable to plastic bags, yet
are completely  biodegradable. Hemp can also be polymerized to
make anything  that is made of plastic, without using any oil.
But this alternative is kept off the market. Help restore free
enterprise to America.

     Hemp For  CLEANER AIR  -  When  biomass  fuel  burns,  it
produces CO2 (the cause of the Greenhouse Effect), the same as
fossil fuel;  but  during  the  growth  cycle  of  the  plant,
photosynthesis removes  as much CO2 from the air as burning it
adds,  so  Hemp  actually  cleans  the  atmosphere.    Equally
important, it does not contain sulfur, the major cause of acid
rain.

     Hemp For Soil - The strong roots of the hemp plant are an
important factor  in building  healthy soil.  They anchor  and
invigorate the soil to control erosion and mud slides. Hemp is
a hearty  plant that squeezes out weeds and pests, without the
heavy fertilization that corn, cotton, tobacco and other crops
need. Hemp is resistant to many insects, reducing the need for
chemical pesticides.

     Although illegal,  cannabis is  already the  largest cash
crop   in    several   states,    including   California   ($3
billion/year), and Hemp could save the family farm in America.
But special interest groups  have kept it out of  the reach of
our patriotic and hard working farmers.

     Hemp For Fuel - Hemp hurds are 77% cellulose and its per-
acre output of biomass fuel  is about 10 times more than corn,
the next  best source  of the fuel. We could replace virtually
all nuclear  energy and fossil fuel by using hemp biomass that
has been processed with a pyrolitic converter to make charcoal
to replace  coal, methanol  and even  gasoline to replace oil-
based gasoline,  methane gas to replace natural gas and any of
these can be burned to generate electricity.

     President Bush  called methanol  the "Home Grown Energy,"
but current  regulations prohibit  the use of Hemp in the U.S.
Help make  America energy-independent.  You can  do  something
about it.  For info:  $1 +  SASE  to:  Business  Alliance  for
Commerce in Hemp (BACH), P.O. Box 71093, L.A. CA 90071-0093.