Why Hemp should be legalized

[Turin39789]

Just a few:

August 13, 1941, Henry Ford first displayed his plastic car at Dearborn Days in Michigan. The car ran on fuels derived from hemp and other agricultural based sources, and the fenders were made of hemp, wheat, straw, and synthetic plastics. Ford said his vision was "to grow automobiles from the soil."

http://www.kentuckyhemp.com/library/why.html

http://ww.kentuckyhemp.com/library/facts.html

It is an excellent crop, it's fibers are stronger and longer than wood fibers, and it is renewable. We would not need to cut down all of our remaining old growth forests, though we have already cleared 99 percent of old growth forest in America

Unfortunately the lobbying by the industries who manufacture products that are inferior to hemp keep it from happening. Also the taboo surrounding it keeps politicians from even considering it. Something that could do great good for America cannot happen due to the harm it may do to a politicians career. With all of the war on terror commercials blaming drug users for september 11, perhaps we should have on for politicians who continue to support our dependence on foreign oil when we could grow fuel from hemp and corn.

 

[iamwiz82]

this has already been discussed, the topic is still alive.

 

[ggavinmoss]

I agree. Hemp is a good fiber and we should use it more.

-geoff

 

[Turin39789]

I did a search for hemp, found noting

 

[Lucky]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
this has already been discussed, the topic is still alive.

Inustrial hemp is completely different than marijuana as it is normally smoked (or eaten).

 

[Vette73]

They can grow Hemp without the drug properties. But all the Hemp supporters never bring that up, even though it is exactly the same, its just not a drug, I wonder why that is.

[Cartman]Damm hippies!!![/Cartman]

 

[Turin39789]

Perhaps I should clarify my stance.

I believe that the association of hemp with marijuana is one of the main blocks for this important bit of legislation. Hemp by definition does not have the properties marijuana. It produces nearly no THC and it would be impossible to get high off of it. If you check out my links you will see that not only is hemp different from marijuana plants in that respect, but the planting and growing is done in an entirely different manner.


I know a lot of people are against the legalization of marijuana, but I do not see why there is such a taboo against hemp. Is there a reason that hemp is not being supported?

 

[burnedout]

Turin39789: There was a study conducted by two professors at the University of Kentucky regarding the viability of Hemp production in the United States. Part of the conflict stems (no pun intended) from the fact that there is not yet enough of a processing infrastructure in the United States to make Hemp cost effective. Have the study bookmarked somewhere at home. Will post it if I think of it.

 

[LuDaCriS66]

Does this really have to be discussed every 2-3 weeks? At least it seems that way.