Is prohibition really about hemp?

[echlectica]

why haven't developed nations with no connection to big oil already abandoned oil/coal for wind/solar?

hemp creates hempoline at a rate of 300 gallons per acre and burns 90% cleaner. these numbers did not appear magically. but, i guess that we can shove our heads up our collective asses and trust coal/oil for another 100 years instead. that is what big money wants. that is what we will get. who's side are you on? petrochemicals = death. hemp = renewable energy. you have not done any research it sounds like. look up hempoline vs ethanol before you kill more innocent muslims, whales, polar bears and upset the planetary weather for money. hemp was banned for decades - it needs to be legal and tested before you fucking condemn it again.

Listen kid I knew Jack Herer and worked for him in the 80's and 90's. have no doubt that Hempoline is a great thing but a viable fuel source for the masses I doubt it. Stop believing the propaganda from both sides. I had this same discussion with him and he even agreed that it would be better to have wind and solar than to burn anything for energy.I never once defended any oil companies so your questioning of Who's side I'm on is pretty fucking offensive. Do you own a prius or ride a bike? Do you burn a shit ton of electricity to grow your weed its you thats a hypocrite. I don't know why you went there other than a weakness in your arguement, typical west coaster move. I

 

[ctwalrus]

its about all of it...
think about the jobs of mj being illegal create from the officers themselves to the people who train them and the people who make their uniforms.
then hemp, the oil and lumber industries would plummet. straight fall from the sky.
you can outproduce construction based lumber!
the inner celulouse combined with oil derived from the hemp seed can produce a building block lighter than styrofoam and stronger than concrete.. its also self insulating.
it would be revolutionary.
not to mention that hemp breathes co2 and replaces with oxygen at a higher ratio than any other plant tested so far.


so many companies would go belly up over fucking night its not even funny.
and all of the politicians credibility too.

 

[ford442]

if i could do that then i clearly would have already.

burning hemp would be better than burning coal yes or no?

 

[ford442]

didn't see you next post - generalizing millions of west coast americans a little? i have no car and i will never indoor grow. good luck moving directly from blood oil to solar panels.

 

[WeedKillsBrainCells]

wind energy is pretty terrible imo. i live in britain which is a lot smaller than america obviously, and theyre trying to pile those turbines everywhere, im talking thousands lined up. ugly things that have ruined landscapes and made ghost towns from their low frequency noise. plus they kill rare birds and theres plenty of periods of low wind when theyre effectively useless. better than nuclear i guess but gotta be something less intrusive for such a small island.

 

[echlectica]

North america is no Island, we have vast unused deserts and plains with no one living anywhere around, Oh well sorry about the birds. And speaking of Islands Up in Scandinavia they put them out in the water along the coast lines so they are not near people and get constant wind.
Hemp is a great source for fiber and oils for polymers etc but It will never make a good fuel.

I just remembered, that you can get more ethanol from Hemp than corn but that is the only way I would say to use it as a fuel Hemp Oil is food not fuel.

 

[echlectica]

didn't see you next post - generalizing millions of west coast americans a little? i have no car and i will never indoor grow. good luck moving directly from blood oil to solar panels.

Your right I should not generalize everyone on the west coast because you have a weak position and resorted to a personal attack in a discussion about Hemp oil. If your going to use terms like "blood oil", I'm going to remind you then that we all have blood on our hands. You don't live under a rock so you benefit from it the same as every American, you don't get to wash your hands of it just becuase you bum rides off people or ride bike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FULpplzOy8U