A few weeks ago Kentucky researchers announced that hemp meal is an excellent feed for catfish, cows and horses. In England hemp straw is the preferred bedding for the royal horses. Ford and other automobile companies are looking to substitute hemp fiber for fiberglass in plastic car parts. Canada's Minister of Agriculture wants to make Canada the agricultural and industrial center for a revived and reenergized North American hemp industry. For Canadians, this is the best of all possible worlds.
Canadian farmers get to grow hemp.
Canadian industries get to process and manufacture it into hundreds of final products. And all Americans get to do is buy the raw material or the final products. Perfect for them. Not so perfect for us. This is what happens when four star generals make agricultural policy.