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Travlyr
02-10-2011, 03:50 PM
Some of the most environmentally friendly products on earth come from hemp.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0XGGgO9GlQ

Isn't it about time that we create some green jobs and stop paying farmers to not grow crops?
eduardo89
02-10-2011, 04:07 PM
Will RP and Elmer Fudd reintroduce the bill they had last congress to legalize hemp?
dannno
02-10-2011, 04:08 PM
That's pretty cool, but I like to emphasize when discussing the different uses for hemp why it takes less resources, water, fertiliser, etc, than other methods, so all these things would be cheaper in a free market.
Working Poor
02-10-2011, 04:10 PM
If only the bill had made it to the floor but, I think it was canned this video is from 2007
Travlyr
02-10-2011, 04:16 PM
There is too much good stuff about industrial hemp to include everything. Hemp is excellent against soil erosion, it does not need herbicide or insecticide to stave off predators, it works great when mixed with concrete to strengthen it, as well as, insulate it. As a car body material, fender benders would be a thing of the past. The "plastic" products produced from hemp are biodegradable. It just goes on and on. It is a gift to mankind. It is time for a peaceful revolution.
Travlyr
02-10-2011, 05:32 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k0GGWGTFII
Sola_Fide
02-10-2011, 05:35 PM
Great vids! Why have we been so stupid?
Travlyr
02-10-2011, 05:40 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tBjHTmojUc
Travlyr
02-10-2011, 05:57 PM
Great vids! Why have we been so stupid?

Because industrial hemp competes with petroleum.

"Competition is a sin" - John D. Rockefeller
Sola_Fide
02-10-2011, 05:58 PM
Yes^^^
pcosmar
02-10-2011, 05:59 PM
Would love to see it,,, but have little hope of it.

but then I would like to own a gun.

About an equal chance or either.

:(
sevin
02-10-2011, 06:01 PM
Because industrial hemp competes with petroleum.

"Competition is a sin" - John D. Rockefeller

Isn't there a way oil cartels could use government to get a monopoly on the industrial hemp industry? I'm surprised that hasn't happened.
Travlyr
02-10-2011, 06:08 PM
Isn't there a way oil cartels could use government to get a monopoly on the industrial hemp industry? I'm surprised that hasn't happened.

I'm sure they would try. They are working hard to monopolize farming, but it is tough because 8,000 to 10,000+ acre farms are cumbersome and difficult to manage. Plus the risk of loss in any given year is huge.
WilliamShrugged
02-10-2011, 06:41 PM
I had hemp protein once...Yuck
youngbuck
02-10-2011, 07:36 PM
I just learned a month or so ago that North Dakota has legalized industrial hemp production. You have to get a handful of permits and inspections, but I guess some people are doing it. I'd really like to see that spread, though the ATF still considers hemp and marijuana the same because they can detect a couple nanograms of cannabinoids in hemp :rolleyes:
Travlyr
02-10-2011, 09:11 PM
I just learned a month or so ago that North Dakota has legalized industrial hemp production. You have to get a handful of permits and inspections, but I guess some people are doing it. I'd really like to see that spread, though the ATF still considers hemp and marijuana the same because they can detect a couple nanograms of cannabinoids in hemp :rolleyes:

I was not aware of that... that is good news! :cool:
Travlyr
02-11-2011, 12:08 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abneijJWRys