Hemp for Victory is a black-and-white United States government film made during the Second World War, explaining the uses of hemp. The film was made for farmers because the United States was facing a hemp shortage. The film shows shows a history of hemp and hemp products, how hemp is grown, and how hemp processed into rope, cloth, cordage and other products. It has now fallen into the public domain and is freely avalible for download on the Internet. Before 1989, the film was relatively unknown, and the United States Department of Agriculture library and the Library of Congress told all interested parties that no such movie was made by the USDA or any branch of the U.S. government. Two VHS copies was recovered and donated to the Library of Congress on May 19, 1989. Black-and-white (or variations including Black and White) can refer to a general term used in photography, film, and other media (see black-and-white). ... A propaganda film is a film, often a documentary, produced for the express purpose of propaganda: convincing the viewer of a certain political point. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... U.S. Marihuana production permit, from the film Hemp for Victory. ... Rope is also the title of a movie by Alfred Hitchcock Coils of rope used for long-line fishing A rope is a length of fibers, twisted or braided together to improve strength, for pulling and connecting. ... A variety of fabric. ... Rope is also the title of a movie by Alfred Hitchcock Coils of rope used for long-line fishing A rope is a length of fibers, twisted or braided together to improve strength, for pulling and connecting. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture, also called the Agriculture Department, or USDA, is a Cabinet department of the United States Federal Government. ... Library of Congress, Jefferson building The Library of Congress is the unofficial national library of the United States. ... Top view VHS cassette with US Quarter for scale Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed The Video Home System, better known by its acronym VHS, is a recording and playing standard for video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by JVC (with some of its critical technology under lucrative... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Reefer Madness

Reefer Madness is the title of a 1936 film about cannabis, two books, a 2004 off-Broadway musical satirizing the original film (itself made into a movie in 2005), a song by Hawkwind, and a one-off strip in the comic anthology 2000 AD. 1936 movie Reefer Madness, originally named...

References

• Hemp For Victory Coverup
• Hemp For Victory on the internet archive

External links

• Hemp for Victory at the Internet Movie Database
• Download Hemp For Victory from the Internet Archive