I’m reading ‘The Emperor Has No Clothes’ and that’s what it sounds like. Hemp is the best thing for making textiles and plastic and paper; It’s better medicine for a ton of things than most pharmaceutical drugs; Its seeds are one of the best foods; and it grows fast anywhere. It’s an old book and I haven’t checked the many sources, but is it all true? I know you can get psychologically dependent on smoking weed, and I suppose it could go invasive (though people could just use it when it does), but I’ve only eaten the seeds - is there any other caveats? Why don’t I see more about China and Russia using it? Is it possible to try to grow in a city in the US (guerrilla gardening?)? Also, I’m wondering if edibles or whatever make it worse. I know there are environmental problems with growing it indoors for THC.
Edit: I forgot to mention the reason why we’re not using it is because the industries that would be taken over by it (plastics, pharma, etc) got the government to ban it under racist pretenses.
The USSR used hemp extensively afaik. Personally it helped me recover from anorexia. Starving myself since I was a child made it so I can’t feel hunger to this day, so without cannabis giving me that sensation, I’d still be a bag of bones. One of my girlfriends also uses it for pain management (psoriatic arthritis) and the only thing her doctors will give her (on the condition she stops cannabis) are fucking opioids. Idk I’m a fan. It’s not a miracle drug, but it’s still useful for a ton