Quote Originally Posted by 8182KSKUSH
I don't have any respect for Paul, he implies that he would "legalize HEMP" which is 1 of 3 species of marijuana, he chooses that word very very carefully when he does discuss anything related. I think that he is letting people believe as much as they want and if they think he will legalize cannabis sativa, or cannabis indica, then yeah he will take their vote. (
just as a point of definition, According to the DEA and all other federal institutions charged with enforcing federal laws, they do not recognize any legal difference between sativa, indica, and hemp. which means, from a federal standpoint, they are all the same, with the same legal consequences regardless of which "sub"species one is referencing. All hemp products sold comercially in the united states are imported, and are only legal because they contain no psychoactive metabolites(thc, cbd, etc) after bleaching and processing.

minor point, they are not recognized as different species by any botanical institution, but are recognized as three distinct subspecies of the same species. the defining point in recognizing separate species is whether they can cross breed and normally and naturally expect fertile offspring(of both sexes) which can also produce fertile offspring(of both sexes).