[Popocatapetl]

The most aggravating part of the WoD is the prohibition against the growing of hemp. Not only would that potentially be a $3-5b a year industry, saving whole forests for high value products like lumber, instead of chip, but the growing of hemp would actually *reduce* the potency of marijuana through cross-pollination.

Especially in the South, private old-growth forests are being squandered on chip, when their wood could produce fine furniture.

Our books turn yellow and rot after 20 years because of acid paper, instead of lasting for centuries being made with high quality hemp paper. Even our Constitution is printed on hemp paper, and look how well it has lasted.

Only crude hemp fiber has that rough appearance and texture. When refined it is a durable fabric with the softness of silk, that takes and holds dyes well.

Hemp oil burns very hot and makes a good fuel oil, and processed hemp plant is a high-grade animal fodder.

As I said before, hemp lowers the quality of marijuana considerably. It could even be grown in registered fields on marginal land with minimum water. But not to allow it to be grown at all is just ridiculous.

[Moonman62]

The most aggravating part of the WoD is the prohibition against the growing of hemp. Not only would that potentially be a $3-5b a year industry

In countries where hemp is legal to grow, it still has to be subsidized. Hemp also gums up processing machinery.