{"product_id":"american-hemp-how-growing-our-newest-cash-crop-can-improve-our-health-clean-our-environment-and-slow-climate-change-paperback","title":"American Hemp: How Growing Our Newest Cash Crop Can Improve Our Health, Clean Our Environment, and Slow Climate Change - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJen Hobbs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJesse Ventura\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf there was ever a time to make the most of American hemp, our newest cash crop, the time is now. The blueprint is here; you're reading it.--Governor Jesse Ventura\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDecember of 2018 marked a largely unprecedented victory for cannabis. The 2018 Farm Bill passed and with it hemp became legal. What the federal government listed for decades as a schedule 1 narcotic was finally classified as an agricultural crop, giving great promise to the rise of a new American hemp industry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with catchall research, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Hemp \u003c\/i\u003eexamines what this new domestic crop can be used for, what makes it a superior product, and what made it illegal in the first place; the book also delves into the many health and medical benefits of the plant. Hobbs weighs in on how hemp can improve existing industries, from farming to energy to 3D printing, plus how it can make a serious impact on climate change by removing toxins from the soil and by decreasing our dependence on plastics and fossil fuels. The table of contents includes: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 1: How to Identify Hemp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 2: History of Hemp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 3: Hemp as a Wartime Crop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 4: The Return of American Hemp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 5: Hemp Disrupts American Farming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 6: Hemp Health and Nutrition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 7: Hemp-CBD: A Super Medication\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 8: Hemp Cures Poisoned Land\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 9: The EPA Is Not Your Friend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 10: Clean Up with Hemp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 11: Building with Hemp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 12: Our Future with Hemp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Hemp \u003c\/i\u003elays out where we are as a nation on expanding this entirely new (yet ancient) domestic industry while optimistically reasoning that by sowing hemp, we can grow a better future and save the planet in the process.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJen Hobbs\u003c\/b\u003e has been a publicity consultant for the greater part of her career, representing Oscar and Emmy Award-winning clients as well as politicians and authors. She has worked behind-the-scenes with Jesse Ventura since 2007 and shares his enthusiasm for searching for the truth, no matter where it leads. In 2016, she co-authored \u003ci\u003eJesse Ventura's Marijuana Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e, which inspired this book. After visiting and living in several states and countries, Hobbs now resides in O'Fallon, Missouri, with her husband, Andrew, and daughter, McKayla, and currently employs her artistic talents through her art and custom jewelry company, Hobbs Superior Handmade Supply. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse Ventura\u003c\/b\u003e is the former independent governor of Minnesota. He is also a former US Navy frogman, a professional wrestler, a movie actor, a visiting fellow at Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of seven books, including \u003ci\u003eAmerican Conspiracies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e63 Documents the Government Doesn't Want You to Read\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDon't Start the Revolution Without Me!\u003c\/i\u003e He was the host and executive producer of truTV's \u003ci\u003eConspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Stony Award from \u003ci\u003eHigh Times\u003c\/i\u003e magazine in 2010. He was also the host of the political talk show \u003ci\u003eOff The Grid\u003c\/i\u003e, which aired on RT America and online at Ora.tv. He has a reputation as a rebel and a freethinker, and he has no qualms about questioning authority. He spends half the year in Baja, Mexico and the other half in his home state of Minnesota.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735012544575,"sku":"9781510743298","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/19e20889eeb155bce139e140b9559696.webp?v=1765141916","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/american-hemp-how-growing-our-newest-cash-crop-can-improve-our-health-clean-our-environment-and-slow-climate-change-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}