WW2: was Japan provoked? OFFTOPIC about cannabis

[Sukotto]

Holy crap,

Thanks for posting the interesting story Ardeo.
It makes me kinda sad that I did not get to know my grandparents
more before they passed on. Distance of course, can be one
discourager (sp? is that a word?).



This also brings me back to something else, completely off topic,
but goes along with the 'learning from our elders' type of thing.

History of hemp in Wisconsin (my home state).
I've done a little research online, and even Wi state documents
have such info.
In the early 1900s hemp was seen as a possible new cash crop
for farmers and industry, do to its versatile uses.
Hemp is a cousin of the cannibas setiva (M.J.) and from
what I understand does not contain the thc chemical, or much of it.
(There is a link back to Ardeo's post, trust me. And no, I don't smoke,
not for years)

Point is, I think it might be interesting to track down some
of elderly farmers from the era that might still be alive and interview
them about the topic. The Wi towns of Waupon and Ripon were
two such communities according to my amateur research grew
the plant as a good way to rid their fields of something call quackgrass.

"Wisconsin Hemp Order" is the name of a program to promote the growth
of hemp industry in the state.

Any grandparents' stories on this?

 

[Mandylion]

Lets bring this one back around to the OP's topic please - start a new thread and link to this one if the mood to scratch a tangent strikes you.

Thanks -

 

[Maciamo]

History of hemp in Wisconsin (my home state).
I've done a little research online, and even Wi state documents
have such info.
In the early 1900s hemp was seen as a possible new cash crop
for farmers and industry, do to its versatile uses.
...
Any grandparents' stories on this?

No need of grandparents' stories when you can get well explained hard facts in history books or on the Internet. Hemp is in fact the same as Cannabis/Marijuana (well, they are the stem and flower). I don't know why you find this surpring because the laws against drugs (even hard ones like cocaine and heroine) only date back from the 1960's in most countries. Didn't you hear of Clinto smoking cannabis at Oxford in the 60's when it was still legal ? What is more, the US is now one of the last developed countries (with Japan) that still prohibits the possession or personal use of cannabis. Several European countries also legalised "home-grown hemp" as long as it is not for selling.

Btw, have you seen the following threads on this forum :

Should cannabis be legal in every country ?

Jesus healed using cannabis

 

[Sukotto]

Uh, :sorry: You are correct. I knew right away when I went back to
that string. At first I thought it was the topic (taima), but then...
of course. And there were other threads at jref.

One of the first books I read about 'hidden history',
maybe stuff not taught in high school, was Jack Herer's "The Emperor
Wears No Clothes". also available online as http://www.jackherer.com/chapters.html




Again, sorry about tangents.
That was really quite off topic. gomen nasai

 

[Mandylion]

No worries