[MissouriConservative]

I think it is a fantastic idea. Now the hemp clothes will come down in price as more people begin to farm it here in the US. Hemp used to be Missouri's number one cash crop before the civil war. Below are examples of 100% hemp clothes.



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[1rudeboy]

I discovered that my favorite t-shirt (that I wore for years) was 100% hemp after I was forced to retire it. Here's my other contribution to the thread:

[Rb ver. 2.0]

I'm sorry, but I still prefer cotton grown and harvested using numerous chemicals, including defoliants or a nice synthetic blend using a percentage of good old 100% petroleum.

[Vigilanteman]

This is the lunacy of big government on display. Hemp is a very useful fiber and North Dakota, as the article indicates, would be an ideal place to grow it.

Just because a few dumbbells abuse a plant that looks like industrial hemp is no more reason to place draconian restriction on the cropt than is jailing every male between the ages of 15 and 30 who isn't gainfully employed or enrolled in education because this is the group which disproportionately commits crime.

[RJS1950]

Products made from industrial hemp are very durable. I have used the same hemp wallet for the last 10 years and it has held up at least 5 times as long as any leather wallet I've ever had. I would say it will last at least another 5 to 10 years.

[jmc813]

Hey. Is the guy on the right in that picture the actor who played the guy who got whacked in Goodfellas? "Go get your f#$%in' shinebox!"