Marijuana Should Be Legalized The original drafts of the Declaration of Independence were written on hemp paper. One acre of hemp will produce as much paper as ten acres of trees. Hemp is a source of fiber for cloth and cordage for rope. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew hemp. Washington, our first president, declared, "make the most of the hemp seed. Sow it Everywhere." In 1988 the DEA's own administrative law judge concluded, "marijuana is one of the safest, therapeutically active substances known to man." Cannabis and hemp are the same. Cannabis can be used as a medicine to treat nausea, pain and muscle spasms. It alleviates symptoms of Glaucoma,