[mugs99]

I don't think the corporate structure is as embedded in Canada as it is here. Hemp products don't compete with Canadian industry on a large enough scale. Canada can make more on their timber by manufacturing wood products and lumber than wood pulp for paper. We are invested heavily in wood pulp and chemicals.

Canada imports crude from the US, refines it and ships it back to us. The loss of this wouldn't be a big loss to them. They can meet their refinery and chemical industry needs from their own tar sands.

There will always be a demand for petroleum. Hemp fuel would just reduce the demand to the point that petroleum would be cheaper. Hemp fuel and gasoline would both be selling for under a buck a gallon.

That would result in lower profits for the oil companies and the Arabs, but would benefit consumers.
It's about money and politics. The high cost of fuel is driving up the cost of living. It will eventually reach the point where people will demand a change.
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[Lady Jag]

I don't think the corporate structure is as embedded in Canada

That's a whole new intriguing subject right there. Should I move to Canada or buy stock in Reynolds Aluminum?

It might not be a dominant fuel, but perhaps hemp fuel would find a profitable niche market and be ecologically better for boats and off-road vehicles.