Why is Hemp illegal??

its funny cause hemp has natural oils that can be used for almost everything.. and does last a very long time

They made a lotus out of Hemp fiber panels which were as strong as carbon. The oil was also made from hemp. I think it was on 5th Gear.

Watch The Union, it explains when the government was first discovering cannabis use from the mexicans they associated the whole plant with drug use and just completely banned every aspect of the plant and never looked back. To this day the government is still ignorant to hemp disregarding it's value to the economy. It's sad shit but thats the US government for you

it also could stop mud slides by planting hemp on hills were this may be a problem. it has the largest and fastest growing root system!

In colonial times, it was illegal to NOT grow hemp. It was a need for everything from paper to clothing back then. Also, if they legalized hemp, it would cut back drastically on the amount of trees we kill just to get paper, not to mention for construction purposes. Trees are actually only 35% cellulose, the part we used for paper and wood, hemp on the other hand is 80% cellulose. Those are clear numbers. The real reason that it won't be legalized is because of the gas industry. It can be used to make ethanol, grows faster than corn, and would be actually cleaner burning than even corn ethanol. The reason is because America is still too capitalistically minded, and can't get their heads out of there ass's to realize this will help the economy.

-C

Indeed, it truely is a "miracle plant", the innumerable uses are unparalleled. Consider this...which other plant can supply: 1)Food (historically used) 2) Shelter - through hempen materials 3) Medicine 4) Clothing ...5) etc, etc etc