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In reply to the discussion: What are your feelings about industrial hemp? [View all]Cirque du So-What
(25,908 posts)13. My father grew it during WWII
He once told me, 'we knew it was a narcotic, but we didn't mess with it.'
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Well, HEarst ran the original smear campaign because he owned so much of the wood industry
RomneyLies
Jan 2013
#3
I think it's a shame that it's not being grown already on a widespread basis.
Arkansas Granny
Jan 2013
#20
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 also creates opportunities for co - operation BETWEEN enterprises, so individuals
patrice
Jan 2013
#33
We're already importing it from Canada; would be better to grow what we need here.
eShirl
Jan 2013
#34
"Industrial Hemp" sounds like it would leave a metalic taste in your mouth.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2013
#37
"pharmaceutical cannabis" to me sounds like it's designed to do nothing.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2013
#71
It's being discussed here in Kentucky. We used to have a healthy hemp industry.
alfredo
Jan 2013
#56
Timber, corn, cotton, plastics, and oil industry wouldn't be happy about it,
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2013
#65
the problem is that there is no science allowed in the USA, even though hemp in Canada is thriving
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#77
they're still working on the species thing, i think. one of the best things for hemp would be
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#79