Reply #1: Sincere question about hemp [View All]

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I heard a pro-hemp caller to the Thom Hartmann show extolling its virtues, and Hartmann expanded by provided (as he always does) some historical context for why it was outlawed. Not rationalizing why it was outlawed, just explaining why certain groups felt threatening by it.

My question is - and maybe you can answer it for me - if hemp is this fabulous, and this much a potential boon to an economy, are any other countries where it's not so suppressed that are enjoying all its benefits?

I am totally neutral on the issue. I don't smoke marijuana, but my SO does, and I worry about losing our car if he gets pulled over after visiting his supplier. That is NO way to live in a "free" country, so I really resent the current laws, especially those allowing confiscation of property, but that's another thread.

/admittedly uninformed about hemp - just wondering