English 112 O5P Grattin Cox, Charles Kong, Tiffany Wang

Who are we? Charles Kong Charles Kong Tiffany Wang Tiffany Wang Grattin Cox Grattin Cox

What are we about? Sustainability Sustainability Decreasing CO2 emissions Decreasing CO2 emissions Industrial Capability/ Profitability of Cannabis Industrial Capability/ Profitability of Cannabis Commercial Hemp Commercial Hemp Medicinal Marijuana Medicinal Marijuana

Carbon dioxide is the second most abundant greenhouse gas

Climate Change / Global Warming Climate Change / Global Warming Rising Sea Level / Hurricane Intensification Rising Sea Level / Hurricane Intensification Population Decline Population Decline

Flooding / Property Damage Hurricane-Induced Economic Damages

Negative Health Impacts Negative Health Impacts Eating disorders, heat stroke, spread of virus Eating disorders, heat stroke, spread of virus Caused by high-income countries, detrimental to low-income Caused by high-income countries, detrimental to low-income Animals Animals

1.Advertise & Educate 2.Mobilize & Demonstrate 3.Globalize

PHASE 1 Advertise & Educate Spreading Hope Endorse / Promote Hempology 101 Compassion Club Cannabis Culture Green Cross BCMPAdvertise Educate: Workshops, Classes, Seminars

What is Cannabis? Marijuana: Sativa, Indica, Ruderalis Tetrahydrocannibinal Female Hemp: No THC Cannabis sativa-L Male

Lynn Osburn (biomass energy expert) estimates that million acres of hemp can replace all of Canada’s fossil fuel demands Lynn Osburn (biomass energy expert) estimates that million acres of hemp can replace all of Canada’s fossil fuel demands

Cultivation – Efficient, Renewable, Abundant Versatility allows minimal herbicides / pesticides and actually increases soil quality Decreases CO2 emissions (carbon sinks) =Sustainable

Cannabis is A Medicine Cancer, HIV/AIDS, Mental Illnesses Cancer, HIV/AIDS, Mental Illnesses Pain Relief and Paresthesia Pain Relief and Paresthesia Pharmaceuticals are expensive and have too many side-effects! Pharmaceuticals are expensive and have too many side-effects!

Poverty & Rising Food Prices Poverty & Rising Food Prices Inexpensive Health Care Inexpensive Health Care Commercial Hemp = Beneficial for impoverished Commercial Hemp = Beneficial for impoverished Combined approach Combined approach Generates sustainable development Generates sustainable development

Legalities (permit) Legalities (permit) RCMP agreement RCMP agreement Medicinal license Medicinal license Stigma Stigma

Under the table economy Money flow concentrated prohibition (police) & non-renewable energy sources Waste of inevitable economy

Rather… Instead invest money into research, legalization, manufacturing and taxation Instead invest money into research, legalization, manufacturing and taxation less police, less drug dealers / gang violence less police, less drug dealers / gang violence massive tax revenues massive tax revenues

Phase 2

Invest: Recruit Recruit Raw Products Raw Products Tools & Factory Tools & Factory

BC BC UBC farm UBC farm “Sustainable land management and food production practices with basic and applied research, innovation, education and community outreach”

Farm Location Where: Armstrong, BC Size: 50+ Acres $1,000,000

Schedule: Schedule: Spring planting season Spring planting season Summer growing season Summer growing season Fall harvesting season Fall harvesting season Winter advertising season Winter advertising season

How? Harvesting: trim the plants, trim leaves by cutting. (Can be mechanized) Manicuring: scissors, automatic trimmer or machine. "The Twister” Drying and Curing

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Product Distribution Sell raw hemp at ‘compassionate’ rate Sell raw hemp at ‘compassionate’ rate (ie. ecosource paper inc, biohemp, clothing companies, fuel companies) (ie. ecosource paper inc, biohemp, clothing companies, fuel companies) Financial support to promote Financial support to promote Donate medicinal marijuana to dispensaries Donate medicinal marijuana to dispensaries

Phase 3 Globalize - Lobby Gain institutional support By demonstrating potential / success Fund related research Scholarships Media, government, universities

“Make the most you can of the hemp seed and sow it everywhere” – George Washington

Money Distribution Farm: $3.4 mil Employment (workers ~50): $ 3 mil Endorsement (Promotion/ Lobbying $ 2 mil, Support $2.5 mil, Future research $1 mil): $ 5.5 mil Excess (lawyers if needed): $ 8.1 mil

In Depth Farm Expenses $ 1 mil $ 250,000 $ 1.2 mil $ 400,000 $ 20,000 $ 500,000 $ 500,000

Future Research Critical Attitudes Critical Attitudes Lack of knowledge/ stigma Lack of knowledge/ stigma Surveys Surveys Cannabis genetic engineering Cannabis genetic engineering How to manufacture hemp How to manufacture hemp Seed Yield Seed Yield Rates of CO2 emissions / depletion Rates of CO2 emissions / depletion

Conclusion Sustainable Industrially Powerful Economically Prosperous Medically Beneficial