[extropy-chat] Trees

[MB]

It is my understanding that hemp was grown here (NC) as a major cash
crop for use in rope making for ships in WW1. This is only hearsay,
but I've heard one can still find the stuff growing wild locally, but
it's not like the new stuff at all, it's got no buzz to it.

Regards,
MB


On Tue, 11 Jan 2005, Eugen Leitl wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 09, 2005 at 09:27:25PM -0800, spike wrote:
>
> > Hemp?
>
> Yes. The major source of plant fiber, before the wood cellulose industry (and
> fledgling plastics; DuPont) started it's "Reefer madness" defamation campaign
> (in early 1930s). You haven't heard?
>
> > Agro, were you just seeing if we were paying attention?
>
> Hemp crop for fiber/seed/oil use has very low THC content. Very different
> animal from those high-maintenance crops (Alaskan Thunderfuck et al.).
>
>