Many people side with those who say that, since they've found no convincing evidence in official records, they suspect the Betsy Ross first-flag story must not be true. But the arguments made by those who believe that she did make the flag seem reasonable to me, so I find no proof of error here. I haven't encountered any such Popular Science magazine report. It has great tensile strength and durability. It has a short growing season and can be grown in any state of the union.
Long roots condition the soil, and the plant chokes out weeds.
But these predictions of such great profits and agricultural advantages from hemp crops were made way back in the February 1938 issue, and have not yet come true. Federal drug laws made it impossible for farmers to raise hemp for industrial uses, and continue to do so to this day, because drug war officials say it would be too difficult for them to prevent people from growing marijuana for smoking. An increasing number of people are starting to question much about our nation's drug policy. An increasing number of people say it was based on much misinformation and was a mistake from the get-go. An increasing number of people say something worse than having to admit a mistake is denying it and allowing the damage to keep growing.