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the cotton lobby will block legalization via its prostitute politicians nt msongs Jan 2013 #1
Well, HEarst ran the original smear campaign because he owned so much of the wood industry RomneyLies Jan 2013 #3
So... it was a conspiracy? RobertEarl Jan 2013 #14
Nope, not a conspiracy at all RomneyLies Jan 2013 #15
And you were almost free..... RobertEarl Jan 2013 #22
Dude, read the congressional record RomneyLies Jan 2013 #24
Not to mention the petrochemical industry Cirque du So-What Jan 2013 #11
Hell, you can make PLASTIC from Hemp. RomneyLies Jan 2013 #12
Hence the opposition Cirque du So-What Jan 2013 #16
Iowa corn growers RomneyLies Jan 2013 #21
It should be utilized, the outlawing of hemp was/is ludicrous. Uncle Joe Jan 2013 #2
It was racism that prompted making it illegal, too. RomneyLies Jan 2013 #6
In fact, with that in mind..... AverageJoe90 Jan 2013 #84
its a great product samsingh Jan 2013 #4
It insured we would win World War II RomneyLies Jan 2013 #8
how did it get so ignored over the decades samsingh Jan 2013 #9
Not ignored, suppressed by the anti-"marijuana" porpaganda. RomneyLies Jan 2013 #10
this may be the time to change all that suppression samsingh Jan 2013 #68
My father grew it during WWII Cirque du So-What Jan 2013 #13
What's grown for fiber is nothing at all like what's grown for drugs. RomneyLies Jan 2013 #19
*You* know that and *I* know that Cirque du So-What Jan 2013 #23
it looks so similar thought... wildbilln864 Jan 2013 #42
Enjoyed the movie GiveMeFreedom Jan 2013 #39
If the hippies are fer it, I'm agin it. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #5
It's a travesty that it isn't being grown on an industrial scale n/t arcane1 Jan 2013 #7
It makes a great heavy fabric. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #17
Canada is having at it! RandiFan1290 Jan 2013 #18
Yes. polly7 Jan 2013 #26
I think it's a shame that it's not being grown already on a widespread basis. Arkansas Granny Jan 2013 #20
It's a miracle plant RussBLib Jan 2013 #25
I posted this in post 67, people in Colorado seem to be getting serious. MissMarple Jan 2013 #69
I challenge anyone to tell us one negative thing about Hemp. It's not only positive, it's BETTER patrice Jan 2013 #27
The recreational cannabis legislation in Colorado allows up to five plants in a locked room indoors. RomneyLies Jan 2013 #29
Scalability in particular is a VERY fine feature of Hemp. nt patrice Jan 2013 #30
That's the beauty of the plant RomneyLies Jan 2013 #31
Scalability also creates opportunities for co - operation BETWEEN enterprises, so individuals patrice Jan 2013 #33
My feelings are that it will be legal before 2014 tridim Jan 2013 #28
Canada is building cars out of hemp like Henry Ford did many years back think Jan 2013 #32
I saw the Ford hemp car video. He pounded a hammer on a fender lob1 Jan 2013 #62
there was a more recent "hemp car" green for victory Jan 2013 #75
We're already importing it from Canada; would be better to grow what we need here. eShirl Jan 2013 #34
I'll try anything once. n/t tabasco Jan 2013 #35
BWAH! RomneyLies Jan 2013 #36
"Industrial Hemp" sounds like it would leave a metalic taste in your mouth. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #37
Well, it's for manufacturing products RomneyLies Jan 2013 #38
"pharmaceutical cannabis" to me sounds like it's designed to do nothing. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #71
"pharmaceutical cannabis", "medical marijuana". Same shit, different words. RomneyLies Jan 2013 #72
I prefer anything that makes scents. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #82
It gave me a really, really nasty headache. Adsos Letter Jan 2013 #40
I'd love to ditch all the plastics libodem Jan 2013 #41
I think it could replace them all MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #45
I think they are the ones who lobby against growing it libodem Jan 2013 #48
Oh yeah MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #49
It's crazy libodem Jan 2013 #55
Indeed. MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #57
Total fools libodem Jan 2013 #61
Money. MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #63
Your feeling on this MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #43
Good stuff, it is ciminal how the govt treats hemp. Rex Jan 2013 #44
I had called my Senator and told him it should be legallized Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #46
No problem here. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #47
Having read many many articles about it MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #51
Well, perfect plants tend to be planted in monoculture. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #53
Good point MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #58
"For it" War Horse Jan 2013 #50
LEGALIZE IT NOW!!! nt 99th_Monkey Jan 2013 #52
I couldn't get that much of a buzz from it. Major Nikon Jan 2013 #54
It's being discussed here in Kentucky. We used to have a healthy hemp industry. alfredo Jan 2013 #56
Termite resistant, hurricane strength residential lumber. Blue State Bandit Jan 2013 #59
It would certainly solve a lot of problems. CommoFreq Jan 2013 #60
If it does anything to put a dent in how corn is taking over I am for it... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #64
Timber, corn, cotton, plastics, and oil industry wouldn't be happy about it, Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #65
It's Constitutional IDemo Jan 2013 #66
We may be growing it here in Colorado this year. MissMarple Jan 2013 #67
Agree 110% deathrind Jan 2013 #70
Just another industrial plant product. n/t OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #73
ALL of it needs to be legal. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #74
I have a hemp shirt. HooptieWagon Jan 2013 #76
the problem is that there is no science allowed in the USA, even though hemp in Canada is thriving farminator3000 Jan 2013 #77
I have a copy of The Emperor Wears No Clothes RomneyLies Jan 2013 #78
they're still working on the species thing, i think. one of the best things for hemp would be farminator3000 Jan 2013 #79
that train is leaving the station green for victory Jan 2013 #80
Motherfuckers RomneyLies Jan 2013 #81
It's great for the environment and highly useful, too. AverageJoe90 Jan 2013 #83
agreed. and it would create a new cash crop for farmers RainDog Jan 2013 #85
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