“@BoingBoing: Why was marijuana outlawed to begin with? http://dlvr.it/4hbkWn ”....booze industry $$$$ and ignorance
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@DP668@thedavidcrosby@BoingBoing Actually hemp was dependent on cotton. In 1800s KY hemp was primarily used to make bags for cotton. -
@brianhandy1976@DP668@BoingBoing ....um ...wrong ......ROPE -
@thedavidcrosby@DP668@BoingBoing As a Kentuckian, gonna have to disagree. Rope was big. Hemp bags for cotton production was much bigger. -
@thedavidcrosby@DP668@BoingBoing And we (KY) were the leaders in hemp in America for nearly 100 years. By far our biggest cash crop.
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@BoingBoing@EricdeMarylebon 'cause too much fun .Also because :DuPont.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BoingBoing Wow you didn't dig very deep there did you? Try harder. http://www.marijuanalibrary.org/Jello_Biafra.html …#researchnotsoundbites#duPont#tobaccoThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BoingBoing@doctorow William Randolph Hearst trying to shut down the hemp industry because it'd cut into his profits?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BoingBoing I have an old song about this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNYbrO9OWP4 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BoingBoing Because Prohibition had ended and the FBI needed a replacement product line. -
@tnielsenhayden@BoingBoing I believe the Treasury Dept. had a lot to do with it. Harry Anslinger was fighting a turf war with Hoover. -
@Spkr2Managers@tnielsenhayden@BoingBoing Ending Prohibition put Anslinger out of a high-ego job. He carved out a new mandate. -
@Spkr2Managers@tnielsenhayden@BoingBoing (Fun fact: Anslinger used to play piano for silent movies.)
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@BoingBoing Tobacco farmers&cigarette industry to name two. Check to see if tobacco farmers still get farm subsidies. Recall Boehner&checksThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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