@Semler, it's not only the paper and textile industries, but the oil companies and healthcare industries too. they want people to stay sick, it keeps people in jobs. Bio-diesel could be made en mass with some crappy bush weed and have 0% harm to the environment. those big ole fat cats wouldn't want their precious black gold becoming obsolete now would they? that would mean we'd never haveto go to war again. funny story about the guy who made the Diesel engine.. from the original designer it was made to be run on peanut oil and was pretty much eco friendly. on the way to some awards ceremony to receive prizes for his wonderful green invention, he was mysteriously killed. now what do Diesel engines run on? oil and all that nasty shit, pretty obvious who got ahold of that lot there. Seems now that the only way it's going to be legalized is if state by state come the way of the jedi and force it upon the Gov. long live the smoke! FYI for those that don't know during ww2 there was a huge hemp growing drive for farmers in America. unbelievable how two faced some people can be lol. "Grow it! it's good! win the war!"... nek minute.. "that shits a class A drug and as bad as meth amphetamine!"