NORML.ORG US NC: Editorial: Bring On The Hemp

NORML.ORG US NC: Editorial: Bring On The Hemp

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North Carolina-------Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson both farmed it. The U.S. Navy sailed with it. And today it is used in hundreds of products, from energy bars to auto parts. Hemp is an agricultural product with an enormous potential, especially in North Carolina, where the idea of legalizing it has been floated several times. But hemp is a cousin of marijuana, and no amount of reasoning about the differences in the two has overcome political fears of being associated with dope. The federal government will hear nothing of it, either. California and seven other states are on the brink of forcing a showdown on the federal government's refusal to sanction hemp agriculture. The New York Times reports that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger must decide whether he will allow a recently passed hemp bill to become law. He could veto it, sign it, or allow it to become law without his signature.........