24 Feb 2012 12:56:16 Ed I was watching a documentary about the hemp p… · #875

24 Feb 2012 12:56:16
Ed I was watching a documentary about the hemp plant and imo it seems to be the answer to a lot of the worlds problems. The are a few reasons that I can see why they dont use it and the main one being the amount of big money corporations that would be wiped off the map. I couldnt believe the amount of resources that it could be used for ie. Fibre, Oil, Food, Paper, its amazing. It grows naturally aswell so there are no need for any chemicals and pollutants while cultavating for a crop. I know that there is the old "but it can be cultivated for drugs" but that is rubbish because there are strains that dont even grow any of the bud that you smoke, and they produce the resources anyway (cannabis should be legal anyway). It could save so much rainforest that is being chopped down, feed and clothe a lot of the 3rd world and even get oil that can run your car with minimum amounts of emmissions from it. I dont know if I am being naieve here but this should be getting mass produced all over the world, the only reason that I can come to why it is not is that the people in control dont want the worlds problems to be solved!! (Great site btw)

AH72 {Ed001's Note - a lot of countries do grow it and use the fibre etc. There is nothing stopping it being more widely grown except money. It doesn't pay farmers to grow it, purely because of the amount of investment needed to put in place the infrastructure to get the best out of it. It is far easier for them to grow rapeseed and collect the subsidies and the like. Until someone invests, it will forever be nothing more than a nice dream, and who is going to invest when it will upset the most powerful men in the world, who all have oil backing?}