That, too, wasn't the strange part. Well, the hemp being donated by Nunn and the farmers to the Oglala Tribe wasn't even grown in Kentucky. It was grown in Canada and imported to Kentucky. Now it's on its way to South Dakota. We have to point out how ludicrous this all is.
Industrial hemp is a multimillion-dollar industry.
But neither American Indians nor Kentucky farmers can tap into it. On the surface, the donation by the Kentucky Hemp Growers Cooperative of 25 bales or raw hemp fiber and 60 bags of hemp that had been processed for horse stall bedding will help the Oglala continue building houses in an experimental land development. On the more symbolic side, the event was intended by pro-hemp forces to again make a case for growing industrial hemp, which can be used for making a range of other products, such as clothes and paper. Nunn planned to travel with the Kentucky hemp shipment to educate people about the crop and its uses. Law enforcement groups typically object to growing hemp because it is a relative of marijuana.