This is the original manuscript of The Great Book of Hemp (1996, Inner Traditions International; edited by "Rowan Robinson"/Jacobson). I was extremely dissatisfied with the dishonest manner in which they treated me, and mangled the text. Therefore, I sold the book to ITI just before it went to press, with the express stipulation that my name would not be used in association with the publication. ITI violated that agreement by using my name in its advertisements, and the ISBN is in my name. Fuq 'em...

Chapter 1 ~ The Early History of Hemp

(1) China ~ (2) Korea & Japan ~ (3) India ~ (4) Middle East ~ (5) Israel ~ (6) Africa ~ (7) Greece ~ (8) Rome & Italy ~ (9) France ~ (10) Britain ~ (11) References.

Chapter 2 ~ Hemp in America

(1) Natives, Explorers & Colonists ~ (2) George Washington ~ (3) Thomas Jeferson ~ (4) Early Congress & Hemp ~ (5) The American Hemp Industry ~ (6) Cannabism in America ~ (7) References.

Chapter 3 ~ Marijuana Madness

(1) Early Prohibition ~ (2) Conspiracy vs Cannabis ~ (3) Racist Propaganda ~ (4) Cannabis & Crime ~ (5) Anslinger & the FBN ~ (6) The Marijuana Tax Act ~ (7) References.

Chapter 4 ~ The Reign of Law

(1) Anslinger vs Jazz ~ (2) Hemp for Victory ~ (3) Marijuana & Heroin & More Laws ~ (4) The 60s & 70s ~ (5) Marijuana & the Military ~ (6) The Shafer Commission ~ (7) The War on Drugs & the DEA ~ (8) Paraquat ~ (9) Military Interdiction & Eradication ~ (10) Mandatory Minimum Sentences ~ (11) Forfeiture & Informants ~ (12) Drug Testing ~ (13) Drug Tax Stamp Acts ~ (14) References.

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