The hemp controversy rears its head occasionally, but rarely gets any traction... with so many conspiracies at work, maybe people can't handle another, even if well-documented. Maybe this article will help.

Hemp is irrationally demonized, but this article seems to irrationally deify it. Though fuel from hemp would aid energy independence and be mostly renewable other than depletion of the soil and processing and transport expenditures, it still would be a carbon-based fuel that contributes to global climate change. There are better technologies. The article is interesting in presenting the strong views of a vocal minority.

This is a very important article about how we could go green, if only the powers that be could get off of the blind support of the status quo.

This article taught me some truths I didn’t know and informed several others that I heard whispered on the fringes of legality or I had surmised because the lies didn’t match with what I had learned to be true. The sad thing is, when it comes to truth; lies backed by the bully called big money frequently wins.

Angry and with an obvious bias/agenda - hate what's going on hate the government, hate business and rings of "it's all a conspiracy". Big points made lack substantiation (hemp good, corn baaaaad). I believe the premise - hemp has been squeezed out for bad reasons and a disservice is being done - however, when you sling around silly acronyms (CorpoThis, CorpoThat) and add a smattering of "flag draped coffins" and Hitler references into your discussion of responsible renewable energy alternatives, it's hard to trust that the author isn't sporting another agenda.

The article makes good points with references to support the authors arguments but, in my opinion, uses too much personal bias and "conspiracy theory" to make for good journalism.