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Both President George Washington and President Thomas Jefferson were advocates of hemp as a valuable cash crop. Jefferson urged farmers to grow the crop in lieu of tobacco.

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Did George Washington have a hemp field?

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Did your founding fathers smoke hemp?

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American leaders wanted to keep factions from forming but differing views between two of Washington's chief advisors Hamilton and Jefferson discouraged the growth of political parties.?

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What is Thomas Jefferson's religious views?

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