[Uncle Miltie]

Dude! Pass the Ganja!

[Nathan Zachary]

Man aims to become licensed hemp most vigorously inspected farmer

That's more like it.

[SouthernBoyupNorth]

Well one farmer has some stones at least... I wish him luck.... Remember INDUSTRIAL HEMP has NO THC. It may be a good crop for him one day.

[MissouriConservative]

I think it is a fantastic idea. Now the hemp clothes will come down in price as more people begin to farm it here in the US. Hemp used to be Missouri's number one cash crop before the civil war. Below are examples of 100% hemp clothes.



LINK

[lilylangtree]

Yep, I remember a few years ago a friend of my son's who lived in Oregon got mixed up with growing hemp. He related all the good that hemp can do for people. I think he just wanted legitimate access to continue his freewheeling pot days.

[golfisnr1]

Hemp was grown around Champaign Illinois during WW II. The Students at the U Of IL found that there was a lot still growing wild there at the ends of fields. Big bust by DEA in the late 60's.

[em2vn]

Remember when General McAfferty (sp) was the drug czar under Clinton? He embargoed tons of bird seed from Canada because it contained sterilized marijuana seed, just has it had for decades.
Some guys can't past the word hemp.

[Old Professer]

Is this going to be like bird flu and mutate to spread to humans?

[goldstategop]

The Drug Warriors' minds are addled when it comes to hemp. No one has ever died from inhaling hemp and its completely non-toxic.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Sir Gawain]

He will have to provide two sets of fingerprints and proof that he's not a criminal.

Fingerprints for growing hemp. God I hate the government.

[robertpaulsen]

It's legal to import industrial hemp (provided it's not for consumption). What's this great urge to grow it domestically?

[Tolsti]

We desperately need more ratty clothes and bio rope.

[NYCynic]

If industrial hemp is not marijuana then I don't understand why it was hemp made illegal to begin with?

[Mojave]

Q. It's called Hempfest, why isn't it more about industrial hemp?

A. Hempfest features an entire area and stage, the Hemposium, that features exhibits, displays, demonstrations, panel discussions and featured speakers on the issue of industrial hemp and it's many uses. There are many hemp product vendors at Hempfest to choose from. But any serious discussion about domestic industrial hemp production will inevitably end up at the Drugwar. As Americans, we feel equally passionate about industrial hemp, medical marijuana and responsible adult recreational use.

http://hempfest.org/

[Hegewisch Dupa]

This man needs an Eb - and I am just the man for the job

[april15Bendovr]

Anyone else getting tired of all the potheads using Freerepublic as a forum for trying legalize their addiction.

Its sad that any conservative would even want to popularize a dysfunctional drug that was an icon of liberal leftwing hippies of the 60's

[mysterio]

Looks like Ron Paul is on the right side of this issue as well.

[x]

Dude!

George Washington was in a cult, and the cult was into aliens, man. ... Behind every good man there is a woman, and that woman was Martha Washington, man, and everyday George would come home, she would have a big fat bowl waiting for him, man, when he come in the door, man, she was a hip, hip, hip lady, man. ... Didja ever look at a dollar bill, man? There's some spooky shit goin' on there. And it's green too.

[steveo]

He will have to provide two sets of fingerprints and proof that he's not a criminal.

Myself, I only have one set of fingerprints. So I guess I'm out....