Yes, Hemp was used for paper, fabric, rope, just about everything.
And that is exactly why it is illegal. Because people can easily grow there own, the government doesn't like that. This is similar to the government making having Gold illegal. Anything the government cannot directly control, they outlaw it.
It has nothing whatsoever to do with 'protecting' society. In fact, it is quite the opposite. It is all about enslaving society and keeping the little people 'under control'. That is what it has alway been about.
You do know that hemp rope was replaced by manila rope for ships a long time ago, right?
“Manila hemp” is a type of fiber obtained from the leaves of the abacá. It is not actually hemp, but named so because hemp was long a major source of fiber, and other fibers were sometimes named after it. Sort of like the way today’s “vellum” is not really vellum at all.
“What an odd reaction.”
De gustibus non disputandum est. I would say rather that your reaction to my statement of opinion regarding a song is rather odd.
“...the word canvas, comes from cannabis...tared hemp cord...Maryjauhana built the U.S. Navy.”
Wooden ships and iron men built the U.S. Navy, mister. Hemp played a minor role, and that not as an intoxicant.
“And that is exactly why it is illegal. Because people can easily grow there own”
Really? I notice George Washington didn’t outlaw it, though his administration did precipitate the Whiskey Rebellion.
By 1937, forty-six of the forty-eight states as well as the District of Columbia had laws against marijuana. No federal action was taken until the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937.
The reasons for this are well known, and have nothing to do with people growing hemp to make rope.