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Old Wed Sep 02, 2009, 02:04pm
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Originally Posted by Skahtboi View Post
Personally, I am amazed at how villified one plant is, and all of the laws in place to continue that villification, and how protected another plant is by the law. The seeds of the hemp plant can produce an oil that can be used in cooking as well as a fuel oil. The stems produce a fiber that is extremely strong, and can be used as a construction material that rivals wood, and can also be used in the manufacture of textiles, ropes....etc. There may even be a pharmacological use for the drug tetrahydrocannabinol, but not much is being done in the way of research with it because its status as a schedule I drug, and the accompanying paranoia and prejudice surrounding anything to with its use.

Tobacco on the other hand....
LOL your response struck me as funny, in a stoner kinda way.

How come we never add up the carnage that alcohol causes on our society. The contributions pot has made towards the pizza industry is staggering. Seriously it is silly and we're getting around to legalizing personal possession here in California.....
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