A History Channel documentary DVD, called Secrets in the Founding Fathers, tells the colonists grew hemp, cannabis sativa, as a main crop along with cigarette industry. Colorado's constitutional amendment legalizes "the personal use and possession as high as an ounce (28 grams) of pot by adults 21 as well as over. To germinate the seeds, simply place them in a folded dampened paper towel and leave over evening hours.