The use of hemp is considered a link to a “green industrial future” yet it’s banned in the United States and, in the eyes of the law has no distinction with marijuana. The only logical reason I saw against legalizing the use of industrial hemp was the de facto legalization of marijuana. That being said, there are many more reason the United States should legalize the use of agricultural and industrial hemp. The potential rewards far outweigh the negative side effects. With all the available information, the question of whether hemp should be legalized isn’t even a tricky question.
The fiber of the plant is so strong, in Germany the automaker, Mercedes Benz uses it to make about third of its cars body. Clearly the ban has to do more than just to prevent the use of marijuana. If that’s the only reason the DEA can come up with, then they really need to rethink their hiring policies because they’re ridiculous. The only other explanation has to business related. Any big company whose bottom line would take a negative hit would logically be apposed to such a move. So what now? Does the United States look past the needs of few companies to care for the needs of the many?
Zeeshan Iqbal 