Who are the proponents of industrial hemp?
The proponents of hemp are the same ones advocating for the legalization of marijuana. In an Internet search for hemp, one finds most of the sites promoting industrial hemp to be drug sites that support the legalization of marijuana. The strategy is to have industrial hemp legalized to pave the way for acceptance of and the legalization of marijuana. “The way to legalize marijuana is to sell marijuana legally. When you can buy it at your neighborhood shopping mall, IT’S LEGAL!” (Hemp activists Matthew Cheng and Alex Shum, in High Times, 3/90) “Don’t forget that the joints you smoke and the fiber you make into clothes are the same plant.” (Hemp guru Jack Herer, in High Times, 4/95) “H.E.M.P. organization stands for “Help Eliminate Marijuana Prohibition.” (High Times, 4/95) “When people buy and see hemp it stimulates public awareness, mainstreaming the evil weed into a normal commodity whose days of illegality are numbered.” (High Times, 8/97) 7. Question: Does all hemp have THC? Answer:
