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Originally Posted by burkhartdesu
Cannabis has grown both domestically and wildly in Japan from the Neolithic Jomon period (10,000 to 300 BC) to present times. The term "Jomon" itself means "pattern of ropes", which were likely made of hemp.
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Hemp cannabis and Marijuana are two very different plants albeit related. Marijuana is mid-sized and bushy whereas hemp is much taller with long fibrous stalks ideal for rope and cloth making. It contains less than 1% of the active ingredient which causes a high. Marijuana, in contrast, can be up to 30% active, and has softer fibers which makes it better for drying and smoking. Even if there were old cultivars had a higher degree of cannabinoids, the true drug still came mostly from China and India, making it to a degree a foreign import.
And getting rid of the problem by getting rid of the law is backwards thinking. We could solve problems of school truancy by making it legal for kids to walk out at any age, but it wouldn't be an effective solution to the problem.
