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In article <3og78h$9ke@larch.cc.swarthmore.edu> Azeez Hayne <ahayne1@cc.swarthmore.edu> writes:
>Well, as to why hemp is illegal in the US, hear goes:
>
>There was this really rich guy, his name escapes me at the moment. He 
>owned a newspaper and had made a huge investment in woodpulp paper 
>rather than hemp paper. His problem was that hemp paper was completely 
>outcompeting woodpulp paper.
>
>His solution was to run false stories in his newspaper about hemp. He 
>coined the term "marijuana" to conjure up a mexican scare. He then 
>talked about all of the immigrant mexicans who were so violent while 
>doped up on the old mary jane. Of course we all know this is bullshit, 
>but with a good deal of political and propaganda savvy he managed to 
>make the politicians and public believe him. Consequently hemp is 
>illegal in the States.
>
>As to why we don't use biomass, I think it does have something to do 
>with the petroleum and car companies. Obviously biomass needs work, but 
>workable systems already exist. For example, Brazil has used alcoholic 
>fuels for cars on a large scale in the past. In fact the US largely ran 
>on biomass derived fuels until WWII when we switched to oil because of 
>the loss of rubber plantations.
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william randalph hearst from san fransisco