Is prohibition really about hemp?

i dont weant it legal either...just get rid of prhabition...why does someone or anyone feel they need to own this or regulate a natural plant. lots of other plant meds but nobodies after those ones to make illegal.
if they legalized it then they tax the hell out of it and we continue the underground growing to beat the tax man so it wont change a dam thing. look at smokes...way over taxed, especialy here in canada. look at dispensing fees on a pill. what do you think they will do to a fee for something that cost alot more than a pill and cost 40 bux to put in a small bottle. whos going to afford this..sure isnt me on dissability so ill continue to buy underground cheeper or grow my own.
they say the tax will fix everyones economy?...relay. but were broke now. so who is going to be the ones buying it if its legalized. with no jobs or money as it is...so nobody buyin means there is no tx revenue. but there will be more need for police to regulate the new laws and cost us once again more taxes. this legalizing hasnt been well thought out in my eyes

because dupont gave money to the gov in forms of lobbying.

lobbying and campaign contributions from corps. needs to be illegal. thats what Occupy wall street needs to focus on.
separation of corporations and State!!!

IT was originally about hemp, now its about funding for DEA and other law enforcement. With violent crime on the fall along with other crimes, the police only have drugs to focus on now with their huge amounts of cash to fight terrorism and drugs

sorry guys...lol..

I would concur Hearst and DuPont likely had some influence in it's illegalization and I think Fords Hemp Car sealed the deal.

One of my entries has some hemp related material. If I get off my butt I eventually want to add more instructions on how to make hemp products.
http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog12...lant-hemp.html

interesting responses!

i am convinced now that the original prohibition of cannabis was mainly due to hemp - the articles i read point to the public at large being unaware of the issue before and after the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. Only the AMA was aware that they were targeting a drug that doctors regularly prescribed, calling them on the fact that they had drafted the document in secret without any scientific input and using false claims of "addiction, violence, and overdosage" - later we find that the basis of the prohibition "included incorrect, excessive or unfounded arguments."

So, legalization in this case seems like a proper financial move entirely. I think that the basic fundamentals of business regulation in the United States is avoiding monopolies and allowing one business to profit on that monopolized commodity. Cannabis should have it's place in the world market.

Opium is a plant too

Originally Posted by WeedKillsBrainCells

Opium is a plant too

yes it is , but there is no comparison. i dont care where the shit came from , have you ever seen how them folks live ? its worse then reefer madness , only for real.





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