McConnell wants to remove hemp from controlled substance list.

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(03-26-2018, 07:41 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: Kentucky would be one of the leading hemp growers in the country.

It never should have been on the controlled substance list to begin with, but DuPont didn’t want the competition for its new invention, nylon.

Besides all the products you can make and eat out of hemp, my favorite fact is, 1 acre of hemp can produce as much oxygen as 25 acres of forest. Also, it replaces nutrients like nitrogen back into the soil, it can be grown in dry and wet climates and is naturally pest and disease resistant. Pretty amazing plant.

Quick growing tap root aides in erosion as well, perfect for crop rotations.  Also consumes more CO2 than any plant on the planet.  It's actually a crime that it's illegal.

You are spot on about DuPont, but you left out Randolph-Hearst and his timber interests.


Fun Fact----during WWII, when....you know....Uncle Sam needed hemp, Nicholasville, Ky was one of the world's largest hemp producers for a brief time.

Kentucky was the largest producer of hemp in the country and hemp was its chief cash crop until 1915.