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KY was one of the major producers early on. Deep history there. > Historically, hemp production had made up a significant portion of antebellum Kentucky's econ
by cronix 8y ago
KY was one of the major producers early on. Deep history there.
> Historically, hemp production had made up a significant portion of antebellum Kentucky's economy. Before the American Civil War, many slaves worked on plantations producing hemp.
> Hemp was used extensively by the United States during World War II to make uniforms, canvas, and rope. Much of the hemp used was cultivated in Kentucky and the Midwest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemp#United_States_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemp#United_States_2
- SEJeff 8y agoAdditionally, one of the big cash crops of KY has been Tobacco, at least until the Fed started heavily subsidizing corn and penalizing farmers who grow too much tobacco. Tobacco looks very similar to marijuana and many farmers would have small bits of marijuana dispersed amongst several hundred acres of Tobacco. Source: born and raised in KY. Left to join the US Army and then work in LA and Chicago as a software engineer.
- acpetrov 8y agoThat's a cool life journey
- chris123 8y agoDoes not look similar other than they are both plants with green leaves.
- paradoxparalax 8y agothat was my same thought too, if you ever saw a tobacco leaf and a Marijuana leaf. Even the green shade is pretty different. Now, the Castor Oil Plant[1], which is planted for it's oil, can be confused with marijuana from distance to the untrained eye. 1- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricinus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricinus
- SEJeff 8y agoLooks similar in 200 acres of tobacco. I’ve seen it :)