No emotions, just give me ONE FACT. The only argument I ever hear is "I saw/knew some dopers and they seemed like degenerates. I knew some kid who smoked pot and became a loser. I knew a guy who was high and killed his wife. Look at all those dirty hippies smoking in the park. I don't want everyone to be like that! Pot is satan's herb and destroys all spirits!". This is not scientific and does not prove pot causes anything. PURE 100% EMOTION without scientific method.
The only reason most pot smokers you meet are degenerates is because you have NO CLUE about the ones who are not. Successful pot consumers cannot speak about it due to this propaganda and stigma people like you perpetuate. I know extremely successful people who have used pot for decades but they can only tell very close people. It is the equivalent of a glass of wine or cig after work (but even safer). Nobody in a work or family environment will speak of it due to stigma.
The anti-hemp propaganda is supported by law enforcement, designer drug, alcohol and cotton industries. It is a complete 100% lie to keep certain people rich.
"Nobody gives a rip about hemp products. Nobody gives a rip about hemp versus paper. That's such a stupid argument. It's like saying that people who have trees on their property are threats to the paper industry. What a pant load."
I didn't say hemp products will revolutionize the country like many dumb hippies. I'm only saying that is the reason it was illegally and secretly outlawed in 1937. Because of money, not safety.
You'd give a HUGE rip if you stood to lose BILLIONS and your entire business from competition. One person with plants on their property or a small niche farmer is no threat but entire fields with mechanized production is a HUGE threat when the competitor's production economics are obviously far superior. For example, it might cost you $100 to output a ton of cotton fiber but hemp with the new technology now comes in at only $40. Do you think they would just give up their entire industry so easily? No, they buy lawmakers to keep making money.
The opium and designer drug industry sure gives a rip too. Opium is highly addictive, toxic and expensive to grow. Hemp can be grown by idiots indoors and can treat many of the same ailments as opiates. In the 1930s it was sold by drug makers like Bayer as a safe, non addictive alternative. With the new processing machine, it was becoming cheaper than opium too. Opium was also facing more regulation due to the Harrison Act so they had to level the field.
It's just simple economics and plenty of people had fortunes to lose.
This entire line or reasoning is a red herring..an illusion manufactured by those who to legalize pot. It's baloney. It's false. It's crap.
For a good debunking and some excellent comments: Debunking the Hemp Conspiracy Theory"
You'll see that this entire line of reasoning was pretty much invented by ONE guy and then duplicated and repeated across the internet.