"Hempsters" the movie

Posted by MeganPants 07/28/2008 5:07 PM

Tags: weed, hemp, woody harrelson, marijuana

Woody Harrelson leads the industrialized hemp movement in the documentary,“Hempsters”.

Watch Woody get arrested as he fights for old-school tobacco farmers who see hemp as a sustainable crop that could save their family farms.

The break down:
Hemp and marijuana are both varieties of the same plant, Cannabis sativa.

It’s illegal to grow both hemp and marijuana in the U.S, but it is legal to buy and sell hemp products in the U.S.

Smoking marijuana gets you high, smoking hemp doesn’t.

Everything from diapers to carpets can be made from hemp.

Comments

Anonymous says,

so the DEA says hemp is illegal because it *looks* like marijuana. IMO during this time of economic weakness where bankruptcies, foreclosures and budget deficits are at record highs it's time to stop worrying about what hemp looks like and start rebuilding the hemp industry.

Citizens of this country should not be losing their homes simply because the DEA has the power to prohibit an industry that could employ thousands and stimulate rural economies.

And while we're talking about curbing the DEA's power it's long past time we got the DEA off the dispensaries back and legalized the entire marijuana industry. Why exactly are we denying the government a $40 billion annual income when the outcome is a totally unregulated marijuana market where 10 yr olds are able to buy weed easier than 18 yr olds can buy tobacco or alcohol? Legalize, tax and regulate. Strike down the prohibition laws and reject the Single Convention! Posted 07/28/2008 7:09 PMReply

Anonymous says,

The war on cannabis has never produced even one desired effect that prohibitionist's want. Unless, you count the jobs that prohibition has created in the drug testing, Legal and Prison Industries. The war on cannabis will go down in history as the most expensive war this country ever lost, in terms of lives and dollars. Read about the history of another drugs prohibition and repeal. Alcohol. Prohibitions have caused far more damage to society than cannabis ever could. The majority of American Voters are coming to this realization and will soon vote out hard-liners. It's time to re-legalize cannabis, tax it, and keep the price low enough to run criminals out of the trade. This will greatly reduce drug related crimes and refill our nation's coffers. Right now, criminals will sell cannabis to anyone with the money, and they keep all the profits. Is this the policy that we really want our Congress and President to continue? If so, that's truly "Reefer Madness". Posted 07/29/2008 01:11 AMReply