The Government
and Hemp Production
Main Points (MP) and Questions (Q)
note that the questions are phrased so that they are answered by the main point
1.
MP: Hemp,
a plant related to marijuana, can be used for many purposes.
Q: What is hemp and for what can it be used?
2.
MP: Hemp
does not contain enough THC (the narcotic in pot) to have an intoxicating effect.
Q: How does the quantity of THC in hemp compare to that in pot?
3.
MP: DARE
believes hemp is the same as marijuana.
Q: What does DARE feel about hemp products?
4.
MP: Hemp
is actually nothing like marijuana.
Q: What is the real relationship between hemp and marijuana?
5.
MP: Hemp
products are legal and very versatile.
Q: What is the legal status of hemp products, and what are some ways hemp can be
used?
6.
MP: Hemp
is more durable, as comfortable, and easier to grow than cotton.
Q: How can hemp be used to replace some traditional cotton products, and how is
it different to grow than cotton?
7.
MP: Hemp
has economical and environmental advantages over some paper products.
Q: How does hemp compare to paper production?
8.
MP: The
NAIHC, made up of farmers, scientists, industrialists, and environmentalists, is
the main group advocating hemp production.
Q: Who is the NAIHC and what is their stance on hemp production?
9.
MP: Hemp
was grown and used in abundance in colonial America.
Q: How was hemp viewed in colonial America?
10.
MP:
Although there is no federal statute outlawing the cultivation of hemp , in
terms of legality, the US, which disallows the growth of hemp, views hemp very
differently than European countries, who grow a lot of hemp.
Q: What are the federal statues against the cultivation of hemp, and how does
the US view of hemp differ from the European view?
11.
MP: US
paranoia about hemp may come from conspiracies of the 1930s.
Q: Where and when does the author feel US paranoia about hemp developed?
12.
MP: In
the 1930s, due to pressure from big business, the FBN launched a campaign
against the use of, and passed a law taxing the growth of hemp.
Q: What was the government’s view of hemp in the 1930s, why, and what was the
result?
13.
MP:
During WWII, when hemp was needed, the government about-faced and said it was
good to grow hemp.
Q: What was the government’s view of hemp during WWII, and why?
14.
MP: After
WWII, with the growth of synthetic-fiber industries, hemp was again targeted by
the government.
Q: What was the government’s view of hemp after WWII, and why?
15.
MP:
Recently, when the Forest Service claimed hemp would be profitable for farmers,
the DEA withdrew the research report.
Q: What did the Forest Service say about hemp, and what did the DEA do in
response?
16.
MP: The
government says it’s not possible to distinguish hemp from MJ, but in reality,
they can’t be cultivated together because the MJ loses potency.
Q: What happens when hemp and MJ are grown together, and what does the
government say about this?
17.
MP: The
“War on Drugs” is attacking “ditchweed” rather than MJ, and it’s
hurting the environment.
Q: What is the “War on Drugs” doing about MJ and hemp cultivation, and what
is the result?
18.
MP: DARE,
which is against hemp legalization, is generally considered an ineffective
organization.
Q: What is DARE, what does it feel about hemp, and how effective is it?
19.
MP:
School officials and DARE officers will attack people who advocate the use of
hemp, for example, Donna Cockrel getting fired.
Q: What do school officials and DARE officers do when people such as Donna
Cockrel advocate the use of hemp?
20.
MP:
Currently, hemp advocates are making some ground politically, but the DEA is
still seizing hemp products as narcotics.
Q: What is the current state of the war on hemp for advocates and the DEA?
21.
MP: In North
Dakota, a state rep and farmer has a bill passed to decriminalize the
cultivation of hemp, because farmers need alternatives crops to make money on.
Q: What is the legal status of hemp cultivation in ND and why?