[john70t]

Hemp was a useful industrial product...way back when.

Long, strong fibers created good interlocking fabric. Neutral acidity meant the material lasted a long time. Easy to grow and bug-free without the need of Monsanto-brand chemicals or seed.
-The original Levi's were made of it.
-The burlap storage bags and sails of the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria were made of it.
-The United States Constitution is made of it.

It used to be illegal for farmers to not grow it in the original thirteen colonies.
George Washington grew it, Thomas Jefferson grew it.
During WW2 there was a need for industrial materials. "Hemp for Victory" was the call. China utilized it. India utilized it. America utilized it.
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Dirty pot-smoking hippys is another story. We're talking money here.