Hempsters: Plant the Seed

Hempsters: Plant the Seed is a 2010 Michael Henning documentary film (released on DVD in 2010[2]) concerning the legalization of hemp in the United States. It includes footage of the 1996 arrest of Woody Harrelson for planting four hemp seeds in an act of civil disobedience in Kentucky and the ensuing legal proceedings. Other activists, including Ralph Nader, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Gatewood Gailbraith and Julia Butterfly Hill are featured in the film. Also covered is eradication of cannabis at the Lakota Sioux reservation.[3][4]

Hempsters: Plant the Seed
Directed byMichael Henning
Produced byDiana Oliver[1]

After making the documentary, the producer drove across America in a sports car with body panels derived from hemp.[5]

See also

References

  1. Official Guide, Bend Film Festival, September 29, 2010, p. 43
  2. Russell 2009, p. 75.
  3. "Hempsters: Plant the Seed – DVD Review", 420 magazine, December 21, 2013
  4. Bishop, Stephanie, "Review: Hempsters: Plant the Seed", hemp.com
  5. Toma, Sebastian (June 14, 2016), "A functional vehicle made from hemp", Autoevolution

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