by
Paul
Benhaimcreated for this new industry. The HFIA continues to work to
improve the legal and political structure until hemp is truly
accepted as a regular crop. The introduction of commercially
available hemp based products, particularly food, continues to
dramatically increase the awareness that hemp is actually good
for you when eaten, worn or applied to any other use but smoking,
which is of course the opposite, in that it is damaging to your
health. If you want to support hemp, use these products and
promote them to your friends.
Hemp
and
the
Black
Market
It is impossible to ignore the use of illegal forms of hemp and the
consequences, though it is a very separate issue to the hemp we
are discussing in the rest of this book. Due to the current
legislation hemp is sometimes referenced to an ‘underground
scene’. Illegal use of cannabis as a medicinal substance has led to
those interested in relieving pain, menstrual cramps or appetite
disorders becoming involved with the black marketers. This
involvement often leads to education and availability of more
deadly poisons such as crack cocaine and heroin. It is for this
reason that some statistics have shown that cannabis leads to
harder drugs and not, as is implied, that the use of a herb leads to
a non-related chemical. It is my understanding that a system that
allows a regulated use of cannabis for those requiring it will allow
a society where nearly 50% of school children options widely
available on the black market. Over 60 years of prohibition,
cannabis has collectively cost us many billions of dollars that may
have been more wisely spent on education and rehabilitation.