Hemp and marijuana are different varieties of cannabis; hemp has virtually no THC. Only the DEA classifies it the same. Hemp was grown here until the 1950's- "Hemp for Victory" in WWII. It still grows wild all over the Midwest, looks like little trees along the highways.
I attended a few years ago a work shop sort of thing for people that wanted to change the law on growing Hemp--not pot, Hemp.
I had just happened to find the booth set up at the mall and was curious. I ended up spending a couple hours talking to farmers, business men that wanted to produce cloth, shoes and you name it from the fiber.
I met a young man and woman that worked with antiquities and was shown photos of South American long dead, 300-400 years ago that were wrapped in Hemp clothing. Enough of the wrappings had survived to be recognisable.
The farmers I spoke with claimed that soil that will not grow even weeds can grow Hemp and the plant itself improves the soil in a few short years.
Why is this illegal, when I asked this question I got the same thing from each person ----Washington Lobbyists for company's that are afraid of loosing money due to the longevity of the fiber. In other words why should anyone who owns a boat replace the rigging and lines every two years when Hemp lines will last longer then the boat itself .?
Now about this incredible problem with the Mexican drug cartels. Just how long can the border states put up with this crap??
Darn but I am reminded of bumper stickers and T Shirts that proclaim that the South will rise again. Well at one time I though this was a crazy statement, today I am not so sure.
Are we headed for another war over States Rights VS Federal Government.?
Will the right to form a militia and the right to bear arms stand against the Federal Laws that can and do over ride States Rights.??
As a Yankee I never thought I would EVER,ever,ever support States Rights.
A spark, one out of the blue can and will set us off both Citizens and the Alians that are here to work.
All this will take is a sloppy raid by the drug cartels, say by mistake the drug runners take out a school.
Sooner or later there will be a tragedy that Obama will have to address. Until then, he is moving people towards States rights faster then was done in our Civil War and put brother against brother sons against fathers.