Industrial Hemp has many uses from paper, rope, composites and textiles to fuels, fireproof building materials and even food, but one thing it's NOT good for is getting you high.
The THC content in marijuana (upwards of 20%) is what provides the psychoactive effect, but that is all but non-existent in Industrial Hemp (less than 1%).
Hemp, long a global cash crop for industrial uses, was first criminalized alongside its recreational cousin for numerous reasons in the early mid-20th century. Possibly to allow for greater profits in the powerful timber and chemical industries although public outcry was first raised with anti-psychedelic propaganda.
Canada has boldly allowed the hemp industry to return to North America for the first time in decades, which could pave the way for the U.S. to follow suit once the market potential is RE-realized.
Further Reading:
U.S Department of Agriculture's Market Potential Report from 2000
Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007 proposed to Congress to amend the Controlled Substances Act
North American Industrial Hemp Council
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