Hemp for Victory United States government film made during World War II and released in 1942, during ww2, the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 was lifted briefly to allow for hemp fiber production to create ropes for the U.S. Navy but after the war marijuana reverted to its de facto illegal status. The film was made to encourage farmers to grow hemp for the war effort because other industrial fibers were in short supply.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIxFhYVv_Gk
Hemp for Victory United States government film made during World War II and released in 1942, during ww2, the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 was lifted briefly to allow for hemp fiber production to create ropes for the U.S. Navy but after the war marijuana reverted to its de facto illegal status. The film was made to encourage farmers to grow hemp for the war effort because other industrial fibers were in short supply.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIxFhYVv_Gk