Hello BOB,

01 May 19 16:48 at you wrote to me:

 BA> Not many people know that the reason hemp is illegal is E I DuPont de
 BA> Nemours Inc.  In the 1930s DuPont invented a brand new synthetic cord
 BA> named nylon, but hemp was much cheaper, so DuPont had congress make
 BA> hemp illegal to clear the rope market for its nylon product

That wouldn't surprise me.  Much how the Big Three automakers put a kabash on 
letting public transit expand in the 50s because it would hurt their bottom 
line.

It is legal to grow hemp in Tennessee but it's still illegal under federal 
law.

https://tinyurl.com/y4jc6al9 (tn.gov)

Later,
Sean

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