Hemp and the global economy : the rise of labor, innovation, and trade / Nadra O. Hashim.
Hemp helped not only to define economic development in southern and border-states, it also played a crucial role in agricultural production in the Mid-Atlantic, as well as industrial development in the North-east. From the founding of the nation, the manufacture of American hemp helped monetize the...
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Language: | English |
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Lanham :
Lexington Books,
[2017]
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Physical Description: | viii, 237 pages ; 24 cm |
Format: | Book |
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Hemp helped not only to define economic development in southern and border-states, it also played a crucial role in agricultural production in the Mid-Atlantic, as well as industrial development in the North-east. From the founding of the nation, the manufacture of American hemp helped monetize the US economy. US hemp producers also established a range modern labor practices, including the identification and training of skilled labor, the use of seasonal workers, and ultimately, the creation of a sliding scale of wages. This book chronicles this history, as well as the contemporary controversy obstructing the production of both industrial hemp and medical marijuana. The analysis concludes with a survey of current industrial hemp projects, including several promising adaptations - as a potential medicine, a bio-fuel, and most promisingly, a reliable source of clean computing fabrication. |
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Call Number: | HD9155.A2 H37 2017 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781498524599 1498524591 |