At the risk of sounding like an insufferable hippy, it is absolutely ridiculous that hemp has been banned. Even if you consider pot to be harmful, it is <i>stupidly</i> obvious that hemp is harmless.<p>On another note, the headline of the article gives the wrong impression: <a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_White_Plume" rel="nofollow">http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_White_Plume</a><p>On yet another note: hemp has been largely surpassed by other products and isn't really a big cash crop even in countries were it has remained legal. It may make a comeback with a nontraditional demographic, much like PBR, but that remains to be seen.