Originally posted by Long Lance
Your wording reminded me of something: drug laws, which not only prohibit use but also production - notably in the case of HEMP, most variants are a
good food and material sources, yet it was entirely banned with nary a whisper it seems.
You got that right. I did a lot of research and essays on that back in High School. Boy did my teachers love that. hehe. I found that the founders
of our country even the presidents (George Washington for example) were hemp farmers. Hemp is the strongest material known (besides metal and some
plastics). If it wasnt for hemp they would never have made it to America on those ships of theirs. The ropes, and sails were made of it. The reason
it became illegal was because it was impossable to controll. Anyone, almost anywhere could grow it. It was impossable to tax, and materials that
were made out of it would last a very long time. Take Levi's for example. They used to be made out of hemp. That is why the old Levi's never wore
out. Big corps hated that because people would not buy as often. There was actually a man.....oh probably 10 years ago, who sold pot at a Dallas
football game. They couldnt arrest him because he taxed it.

That cracked me up. I know that as of a few years ago, there was a town up North
East, somewhere that gets a lot of imports (will look it up if your interested, I cant remember the name) where it was legal. Shipments could go in
and out, because it was in a controlled area where it could be taxed. There have been several protests and actions taken to make it legal, but the
govt. stops it as soon as it can.
If you couldnt tell, this subject gets me ALL ralled up. All those trees die unnecessarily to make all the paper products that could be made out of
hemp. Oh, the list goes on, but Ill stop......for now.
UUUUGGGG will it ever stop? I want my freedom back. I feel more and more enslaved the more I read. Bush inc. couldnt get out of their fast enough
if you ask me.
Good point again Long Lance.