stackyFACTSThe father of the United States was running a massive weed farm. Okay, it was industrial hemp for making rope and canvas, but Washington was obsessed with it. His diary is filled with entries complaining about the tedious process of separating male from female hemp plants. He was essentially an 18th-century dispensary bro.
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