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A hoax or urban legend states that the
United States Constitution was originally written on
hemp paper. According to
National Constitution Center, this is not true, as the document was written on
parchment.
[1] Some sources say that drafts of the document were or may have been written on hemp paper,
[2]
[3]
[a] but this is also refuted by
PolitiFact.
[5]
References
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^
Busting some myths about the Founding Fathers and marijuana,
National Constitution Center, November 9, 2012, archived from
the original on April 17, 2017
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^ Popovitch, Trish (November 24, 2015).
"America's Long History of Hemp".
Merry Jane.
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^ Gahlinger, Paul (2003).
Illegal Drugs. Penguin. p. 33.
ISBN
1440650241.
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^ Dufton, Emily (5 December 2017). "Introduction".
Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America. Basic Books.
ISBN
978-0-465-09617-6.
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^ Putterman, Samantha (March 13, 2019).
"Claims about Thomas Jefferson and marijuana are mostly off".
PolitiFact.
Poynter Institute.