The Hemp Revolution

Oct 20 1995 Not Rated 1h 13m
Documentary

This documentary covers a whole lot of ground. It deals with every historical and contemporary aspect of hemp usage and cultivation (mainly in the U.S.), which turns out to be a lot. From describing the production of a fiber much more durable and economic than wood, the documentary discusses hemps multilateral uses as e.g. food products, as a non-polluting fuel and as a pharmaceutical product with much less grievous side-effects than chemical pharmaceutical products. The film also investigates why America went from a country which produced vast quantities of the non-narcotic industrial hemp, to the complete ban on hemp production in 1938. This story in particular is interesting, and it points out that the large oil-based industries actually had a key role in the aforementioned ban. Food for thought! The conclusion of the documentary could be that hemp may prove to be a valid alternative to both oil and wood in the future.

Plot

Anthony Clarke explores the history and uses of the hemp plant and looks at the economic and culture forces that are behind its prohibition.

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Directed by

Anthony Clarke

Cast

Anthony Clarke, Andrew Weil, Karen Aleay

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132
Average Rating
7 out of 10
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