Ron Paul: Hemp is a good product

I so agree with you lady! The BS of news outlets keeping these monsters before our noses is nothing more than propaganda of the lowest sort!

lol i am pretty, but i am a male. but yeah, drive me umm batty that people are still falling for the cult of personality

I am so sorry--my eyes are 65+ years old and it's early-- I like your words nontheless!

I honestly believe your confused. can you elaborate on how he doesn't support minorities,gays, women and poor?

agreed! i love when the machine sends its puppets out to touch on the 'cool' talking points to make all the 'hippies and revolutionary' demographic splooge and forget the zillion things wrong with this bozo, and the process as a whole

he is a racist misogynistic homophobe, thats how. he is also a pawn of the machine, paraded out to make people like yourself think you have a voice.

he wanted government to respect civil liberties without undermining them. he thought people could have done things without forcing it which he believes caused more tension.

Thank you for understanding this is about industrial hemp.

Also, thank you for reinforcing that idea with... well... FACTs and links.

A little more food for thought, Chapter 9 from "The Emperor Wears No Clothes",

In the 1920s, the early oil barons such as Rockefeller of Standard Oil, Rothschild of Shell, etc., became paranoically aware of the possibilities of Henry Ford’s vision of cheap methanol fuel, * and they kept oil prices incredibly low – between $1 and $4 per barrel (there are 42 gallons in an oil barrel) until 1970 – almost 50 years! Then, once they were finally sure of the lack of competition, the price of oil jumped to almost $60+ per barrel over the next 30 years.

Richard Nixon actually started the war on cannabis in the early 70's. He was told he was wrong, but he did it anyway. **Then, once they were finally sure of the lack of competition, the price of oil jumped to almost $60+ per barrel over the next 30 years.

A little more from http://www.jackherer.com/thebook/chapter-nine/
* Henry Ford grew cannabis/hemp/marijuana on his estate after 1937, possibly to prove the cheapness of methanol production at Iron Mountain. He made plastic cars with wheat straw, hemp and sisal. (Popular Mechanics, Dec. 1941, “Pinch Hitters for Defense.”) In 1892, Rudolph Diesel invented the diesel engine, which he intended to fuel “by a variety of fuels, especially vegetable and seed oils.”

Fuel is not synonymous with petroleum and coal. Biomass energy systems can supply a sustainable source of fuel and will create millions of new clean jobs. Hemp biomass derived fuels and oils can replace every type of fossil fuel energy product.

During transpiration, the growing hemp plants “breathe in” CO2 (carbon dioxide) to build cell structure; the leftover oxygen is breathed out, replenishing Earth’s air supply. Then when the carbon rich hemp biomass is burned for energy the CO2 is released back into the air. The CO2 cycle comes close to ecological balance when the new fuel crop is grown the next year. Growing trees keeps 10 times the carbon dioxide in the Earth by keeping the infrastructure of the microbes, insects, plants, fungi, etc. alive for each tree. The older and bigger the tree, the more carbon dioxide is kept out of the atmosphere.

(Not all of the biomass crop gets converted into fuels. Some leaves, stalk stubble and all of the roots remain in the field as crop residues. This carbon rich organic matter adds to the soil fertility, and with each passing season a little more carbon dioxide from the air enters the soil, so the biomass fuel crops slowly reduce the amount of carbon dioxide from our polluted atmosphere.)

"The Emperor Wears No Clothes" by Jack Herer. One can't be spun with disinformation, once one knows the facts.

Thanks! Sanity must prevail soon or we humans are doomed!

So you have to be a pothead to support the cultivation of a plant that won't get you high? Are you high?

No, I'm not high. And I don't get high anymore. But I'm also not a politician walking around saying "it's a good product" looking for votes, either.

What you need to to grasp or understand clearly is the FACT that hemp is not smoked. In modern times, hemp has been used for industrial purposes including paper, textiles, biodegradable plastics, construction, health food and fuel with modest commercial success. Since 2007, commercial success of hemp food products has grown considerably.

Very Well could be... =)

OK. Sounds good.

Pandering. He's been consistent for his entire career. Don't like him. Fine. But the people saying he's just playing politics don't know who he is.

OK, so he wants to legalize industrial hemp. He also supports legalization of marijuana. So do I, although I think there are some isuues that need to be worked out. I guess the point that I'm trying to make is that some people who want to see marijuana legalized look at him as their guiding light. If candidates would be more forthright about their position I would have a better appreciation for them. He says "hemp is a good product" and those who associate hemp with cannibis think, "cool, he's on our side" when in fact he's talking about textiles. Or is he? And why is industrial hemp banned if it won't get you high? This whole conversation takes on an "I smoked but I didn't inhale" feel to it. I believe marijuana is on the slow road to legalization but it probably won't happen with the crotchety old farts we currently have in congress. (I'm not talking about RP here, I'm thinking more along the lines of the Orrin Hatch types.) I would love to see someone in Congress really champion legalization but so far no one seems willing to champion the issue the way it needs to be championed to change the mindset, but if he or she did I think that congressman/woman would find more support than anticipated.

Ron Paul is just making sense all around, consistently on hemp and marijuana-related drug laws.

Whether you think he's pandering or not, he's keeping sensible national issues on the forefront, allowing citizens and other politicians to hear about something else besides the typical election wedge issues (gay marriage, religion abortion etc).

OK, fair enough.

sure but if you go around saying there is no use to hemp than you wouldn't be getting my support either

This whole conversation takes on an "I smoked but I didn't inhale" feel to it.

Stay away the feelings stick to the facts. With that being said, I do hear your point.

It 'IS' a good product! We need more politicians willing to speak up. The information about hemp is out there. You may chose to close your eyes to the fact that hemp could create jobs in America.

Also, hemp helps the environment. Here's a link to an article about industrial hemp, planted by Chernobyl. http://rmiglobal.org/2011/03/15/hemp-revival-chernobyl-nuclear-waste-absorbing-p... "Hemp Revival : Chernobyl, Nuclear Waste Absorbing Plants Can Save North America". With the problems created by the Nuclear accident in Japan, it may be a good time to take pre-emptive action to remove radiation, while we still can.

Just sayin ...... I wish more politicians were willing to talk about the issue. They won't because the 'facts' are against them.

I'm just saying he's not pandering and would legalize it if it were up to him and has supported legalizing hemp and pot for his whole career.

I agree with everything you just said... =)

Perhaps you are forgetting about the Poppy Fields in Afghanistan??? =)

Legalize It!!! =)

Thank you, sir, for your incredibly minimalistic two-word comment!!!

Ron Paul is an old codger who would be better served by time travel back to the nineteenth century. That's where he belongs. Oh wouldn't that be great.

This has nothing to do with drugs. Or health insurance. Or the freedom to not take care of yourself.

This is about Hemp as a product, and increasing America's viability in the world market.

Seems like you have a grudge or are carrying some irrelevant hostilities to an otherwise good proposal. Way to stay on topic.

you are right
they would die painlessly but not swiftly

I agree faye59, good thing he is almost out of the Loop... =)

Not if you live in CA or any other state that will be able to make their own policies without Fed interference.

Thanks. Paul is a poser and a political opportunist, who really doesn't warrant this much conversation.

One can only hope. Jethro Jr. has political hopes. That's all we need another rube running for President.

your welcome
Our Constitution was written to form a more perfect government of and for the people
Not for citizen united, Corporate personhood , It has change for the betterment of all
and will continue

How on earth did you come to that conclusion from this article?

Ron Paul

Ron paul uses the same principle on this issue as he does on foreign and domestic issues. stop interfering in the lives of other people and other countries. You really want to bring back the south and lower our wages? Vote for the woodrow wilson progressive obama

it will come faster with the fox news

That doesn't explain.