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HopeHoops

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17. The cotton industry was begind the movement to outlaw hemp, including "Reefer Madness".

Reply to happyslug (Reply #14)

Fri Feb 3, 2012, 10:26 AM

Feb 2012

The opening of "Reefer Madness" clearly states that it is fictional, but COULD happen. Sound familiar?

All of the sails and ropes on the ships that help us win our freedom were made of hemp, as were those of the war of 1812. You wouldn't want to smoke the stuff anyway - headache weed. But it was a threat to the cotton industry. Cotton won.

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