This 1943 short documentary was made to sell the idea of growing industrial cannabis to aid the American 2nd World War effort. This was a plant that was completely illegal, and had been for over a decade. But now in times of need the US Govt was in the business of propaganda again. The movie was ‘removed’ from the catalogue and it’s existence denied by the US Dept of agriculture for half a generation.
Cannabis activist and hemp legend Jack Herer unearthed the VHS tape after exhaustive searches for years in the archive.

Watch the 10 minute documentary here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0xHCkOnn-A