Hemp Flag to fly over our nations capitol on July 4th, 2013

[ImNtUrBuddyGuy]

I just hate it when people act irrationally and revert to the fear mongering leftist tactics.

Industrial Hemp is a plant... like cotton

EHRMAGERD COTTONZ!! IZZA SLAVE CROPS!!!

I actually prefer hemp rope for... "extracuricular activities" :P

True-True, Conservative Reactionaries annoy me just as must as Liberal Reactionaries.

OH, THE OUTRAGE!!

[Robb]

Just did a quick search for my own education:

Differences Between Industrial Hemp and Marijuana
Industrial hemp is a variety of cannabis sativa that has a long history of use in the United States.
However, since the 1950s it has been lumped into the same category of marijuana, and thus the extremely versatile crop was doomed in the United States. Industrial hemp is technically from the same species of plant that psychoactive marijuana comes from. However, it is from a different variety, or subspecies that contains many important differences.

For your reading pleasure:
http://hempethics.weebly.com/industr...-cannabis.html

[wctriumph]

It ain't marijuana, it's Hemp. This is a plane that is used to make rope from among other things. Sheese guys.

[SuperiorDG]

What's the big deal? Outlawing the industrial use of hemp was stupid in the first place.

[mtnhack]

Hemp should never have been made illegal. In my mind this is an entirely separate issue from marijuana.

[Gman]

I thought industrial hemp used to be a strategic resource because of its unique properties.

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

The real question is when are rappers gonna start singing about our state like they do Compton, LBC, Miami etc.?

[Sawin]

Thanks for the good replies all. I have to admit, I have never (knowingly?) come across any legitimate hemp products and must have some naivety in the arena. This is evidently due to the misguided legislation of previous politicians during my childhood perhaps.

That being said, my initial reaction of disgust, and the reason why I posted the link is that regardless of the differences in hemp's utility and the recreational consumption of it's sibling, the political motivation and "positive PR campaign" we have in CO that is shoving MJ down our throats, makes me sick... When I saw this article, I immediately associated the flag as a public image symbol of pro-pot while simultaneously being disrespectful to old glory.

The enlightened among our members here may well know the difference and don't associate hemp and marijuana the same way I did, but I assure you the early twenties and younger crowd doesn't, and they're reading this like it's another victory for MJ, reinforcing it's legitimacy while depreciating the American Flag (in their minds) at the same time... That's why I had/have issue with it.

[Zundfolge]

When I saw this article, I immediately associated the flag as a public image symbol of pro-pot while simultaneously being disrespectful to old glory.

That's because that's exactly what it was.

I see no problem with this. Better than a Chinese made cheap ass flag.

Considering there's no industrial hemp production in the US, there's a good chance that the hemp flag is probably made in China

[sandman76]

That's because that's exactly what it was.


Considering there's no industrial hemp production in the US, there's a good chance that the hemp flag is probably made in China

From the first line of the article. WASHINGTON — A Colorado-made Old Glory created from hemp will fly high above the nation's Capitol Not sure where the actual hemp came from but assume not from China.