[M. T. Cicero II]

Indeed they did (and for paper, too)! But the key to medicinal use is the "sexing" of the plants. By eliminating the males, the female plants produce many times more resin than they would produce if fertilized. A fiber farmer would not care what sex the plants were.

(I guess this is kind of on my mind. I live on 30 acres in the country. My neighbors grow corn and soybeans. I'm a tree and fish hobbyist. (Well, actually, I like to fish and shoot, with a little hunting.) About 2 weeks ago, we had the annual slow and low helicopter flights (not "black helicopters" - these had numbers and were Jet Rangers, I think) looking at the fields. I am always a little concerned about kids planting seeds on the edges of my property.)

[hosepipe]

"A fiber farmer would not care what sex the plants were"

Unless they wanted seed that was not sterile, to re-plant, eh!.