>>I know hemp has been around about 20,000 years or so - does anybody have >any data on its nutritional use (or recreational/sacramental/medicinal for >that matter) in early times? > >Mike Here is an article which gives a brief overview of hemp use, including consumption, throughout history around the world: http://www.island.net/~mama/HempInfo/Hemp-Hist-by-CB.htm Hemp also makes a great fiber. The word "canvas" is derived from the words "cannabis". Sails were always made of hemp, until the past few decades. Stacie _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com