I have read that hemp was pushed to be classified as an illegal cannaboid by Dow chemical who wanted to clear the market for synthetic fibers they were introducting.
Possible, and in this case Dow would not be the only possible culprit. Many other petrochem firms were/are in the plastic business -- General Electric, DuPont, Monsanto, Union Carbide, Bayer... the list goes on.
Blame William Randolph Hearst, "Reefer Madness" and the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937.
Interesting fact: Cannabis is one of the most genetically-advanced, and widely-distributed, plants on earth.
I have read that hemp was pushed to be classified as an illegal cannaboid by Dow chemical who wanted to clear the market for synthetic fibers they were introducting.
Possible, and in this case Dow would not be the only possible culprit. Many other petrochem firms were/are in the plastic business -- General Electric, DuPont, Monsanto, Union Carbide, Bayer... the list goes on.
Thanks for the flashback - almost to 1937! As my good buddy Gordy's T shirt read - "God made Grass. Man made Booze. Who can you trust?" :)