Why aren't we seeing more Hemp made products??? (Congress, illegal, Canada)
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
The benefits and possibilities for using the stuff are endless.
-Improved health
-Biodegrable plastic
-Fuel
-Paper
-Rope
-Ease of cultivation and growing
Seriously, why are we so against using hemp?? Is it because it's brother is the infamous MJ?? There is so much good that can be done by using the stuff, but it seems some don't want to let creative destruction ride. The amount of money that can be made in this industry is ridiculous. Not to mention that growing it doesn't have nearly as much a devastating effect on the enviroment as do other products that simply can't compare. I think I'll write my congressman about this issue and see what he says; that is, if it ever makes it to his desk.
because to many of the public think you can smoke the stuff. ask the general public how many uses there are for just the peanut, its alot. they just dont know. and the old farts in goverment just aint listening.
From what I can gather it's hard to get it past the people that think it's the same thing as weed. As mentioned, you can smoke a truckload of the stuff and the most you'll get is a headache. But a lot of people don't know that.
Also, when marijuana was prohibited there were a few things that would be blatant stupidity to the point of it being asinine. One of the biggest reasons that cannabis as a whole was outlawed was due largely to the DuPont guy. He and a bunch of other bigwigs at large companies saw it as competition and did what any proponent of free market capitalism would do - worked their tails off to spread a lie campaign and get it banned. DuPont products were largely used to spread the propaganda.
People are just ill informed and that's all there is to it.
Doesn't have anything to do with "Weed" The land is to valuable to use for growing grass. Farmers can make more money growing corn then hemp. Pretty simple economics.....
What gizmo said. Paper manufacturers and suppliers lobbied against hemp in the 1930s, about the same time all those crazy anti-marijuana films were made. The government couldn't figure out how to control and/or tax it, so it made hemp illegal.
As an added bonus , outlawing hemp drove most of the cordage industry offshore.
Doesn't have anything to do with "Weed" The land is to valuable to use for growing grass. Farmers can make more money growing corn then hemp. Pretty simple economics.....
therefore it's illegal? I don't see the logic. If farmers wouldn't make money why is it necessary for a law to be put on it. I agree they wouldn't make money just growing it not because the crop is not valuable but industry is geared towards trees, oil, and steal products
Thousands of years from now , historians can sum up America and its political philosophy with just one word. Hemp. After milennia of enlightement and advancing intellect, the USA distingushes its 20-th century brilliance with the banning of hemp, while the US defense contractors continue to import millions of tons of essential hemp from Canada. The presence of hemp in American agriculture interefered with enforcement of the great and highly successful American mind and behavior control effort.
Thousands of years from now , historians can sum up America and its political philosophy with just one word. Hemp. After milennia of enlightement and advancing intellect, the USA distingushes its 20-th century brilliance with the banning of hemp, while the US defense contractors continue to import millions of tons of essential hemp from Canada. The presence of hemp in American agriculture interefered with enforcement of the great and highly successful American mind and behavior control effort.
The sad thing is, the entire U.S. is a perfect breeding ground for the stuff. A New Yorker could go right now plant a few seeds and wa la, we have a hemp plant. It's sad that the fat cats of the textile and paper industries won't let creative destruction do it's job, because they are afraid that their profits would significantly decrease. Which is really stupid considering they would make a helluva lot more money by switching to hemp made products. Not only does hemp serve as paper but it also helps the enviroment; i.e. it doesn't take hundreds of years for a hemp plant to mature.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Even George Washington thought hemp was a valuable product!
