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Cirque du So-What

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10. Therein lies the rub

Reply to A Little Weird (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 31, 2013, 11:52 AM

Jan 2013

Although I believe the lion's share of opposition to industrial/agricultural/commercial hemp comes from lobbyists who represent corporations with vested interests in products made from other-than-hemp, I suspect there's some opposition based on the similarity in appearance of cannabis and hemp. After all, it would be a simple matter to sneak in a few pot plants among a field of hemp...not that there's anything wrong with that IMO, but you can count on politicos using that as an excuse to keep hemp illegal.

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Cannabis Farming Has Kentucky Republicans Seeing Economic Boost [View all] xchrom Jan 2013 OP

Hemp and marijauna - not the same thing? n/t el_bryanto Jan 2013 #1

Related, very similar, but Hemp has almost zero THC CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #4

I guess i'm confused as to why the chose to illustrate an article about hemp el_bryanto Jan 2013 #5

They look the same A Little Weird Jan 2013 #6

Therein lies the rub Cirque du So-What Jan 2013 #10

Cross pollination A Little Weird Jan 2013 #12

Our cops are saying they are too dumb to be able to tell the difference. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #13

they do not look the same. Hemp grows more like a wheat stalk and cannabis grown for consumption TeamPooka Jan 2013 #16

Sort of like broccoli and Brussels sprouts Recursion Jan 2013 #7

Lol ananda Jan 2013 #2

They will saddle it with such onerous regulations and fees that kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #9

Heh heh My Uncle used to grow a "relative of hemp" near Barbourville CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #3

a fine use of our taxpayer money! Sunlei Jan 2013 #8

Many stories of old seamen smoking old hemp rope to relax themselves. Bandit Jan 2013 #11

Hemp for Victory Go Vols Jan 2013 #14

What an ignorant drug policy felix_numinous Jan 2013 #15

The best kept California secret is that the counties north of San Francisco/Sonoma counties libdem4life Jan 2013 #17