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Is it true that U.S. farmers were encouraged to grow hemp in World War II after hemp had been prohibited in 1937?

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Is it true that U.S. farmers were encouraged to grow hemp in World War II after hemp had been prohibited in 1937?

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A. Interestingly enough, in 1942 the U.S. Government did a complete reversal of policy when the Japanese took over the U.S. hemp supply in the Phillipines. Uncle Sam produced a movie called “Hemp for Victory” which instructed the farmer how to grow and harvest hemp (including how to become certified as a “Producer of Marihuana”) and played on patriotic sentiments. After the war, the program was eliminated and never discussed again.