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sep 1, 1850 - 8,327 Hemp Plantations

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The 1850 United States Census counted 8,327 hemp “plantations” (minimum 2,000-acre farms) growing cannabis hemp for cloth, canvas, and the cordage used for baling cotton.

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sep 1, 1850
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~ 175 years ago