Hemp was grown for making rope, which was a naval store, and, therefore, a strategically vital product. Hemp has little THC. And yes it is garbage, just as all drugs used for getting loaded are garbage. Legalizing this stuff will turn out to be a disaster, as it has everywhere it has been tried.
Pshaw!
Dutch drug policies do not increase marijuana use, first rigorous comparative study finds
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The study was funded by the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Dutch Ministry of Health.
http://www.ucsc.edu/currents/03-04/05-03/drug_study.html
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