Wouldin't legalizing the use of marijuana save the environment?

Question

Marijuana fibers are many time stronger than wood and grows much faster. You could create a entire forest of marijuana in months instead of using our trees which takes decades to mature. Sure some people would have some access to some low grade smoking weed but the benefits out weigh the cons, right?

Answer 1

the problem is that they die in October. Is this a part time forest?

Answer 2

It depends on whether hemp plants cycle CO2 to Oxygen.

(Inserting tongue in cheek)

If so will the O2 production offset the additional smoking that is bound to occur?

Lord!  What would the wildlife be doing if the CA wildfires were all hemp?  What about the people?  We could smell the smoke from miles away.

You know, a forest of 50 ft. tall hemp trees sounds like a stoner's dream.

(removing tongue from cheek)

I think your idea has merit, on the surface.

Answer 3

It would help, right now growing marijuana is not a very green industry.  

People divert streams for irrigation and poison the soil with fertilizer and pesticides to grow it outdoors.  And to grow it indoors they use lots of electricity and destroy houses that must be gutted or torn down after they grow op is busted.  If it was legalized they could use greenhouses and modern farming techniques.

Answer 4

Since we dont need to save the environment sure it will work

Answer 5

isnt hemp already legal to use? its used in clothing, jewelry, rope, and many more examples im sure.

Answer 6

Yes, hemp fibers are strong, and yes I'm concerned about trees, but the synthetic fibers that are being used pose more of a threat to the environment. Legalizing hemp to make our ropes will not save the environment.

Answer 7

Canabis sativa would be an excellent source of fibers for paper, clothing, and more.

I have a CD disk on this matter.  One can also find more info by doing a web search on Industrial Hemp.

The Lakota tried to grow this crop on one of their reservations and the government went in and destroyed the crop not once, but twice.

I am NOT an advocate of Marijuana use or the use of any other halucenogenic/narcotic.

I am in favor of finding ways to halt the destruction of our natural resources such as trees, the pollution of rivers, the poisoning of the land, misuse of water resources, etc.

Answer 8

Hemp production should be legal, but it will not "save the planet." The planet does not need saving, nor is there anything we could do if it did.

Answer 9

No it wouldn't save the environment if it is even in danger.  Raising Industrial hemp would be a boon to the economy and would save a lot of trees but those trees currently used for pulp and building materials that would be replaced might not be grown if there was no economic use for them.  Simplistic answers are seldom simple

Answer 10

Hmm..so did you type this Q while inhaling some of that wacky tobaccy? An interesting theory.

Answer 11

Hi,

I don't know about Fibers and all that really, but i know that Marijuana should not be legalized, people aren't ready to handle that and as for planet fixing we can let God do that because he said in 2 Chronicles7:14, " If my people who are called by my name(A) humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land."  He could heal our land. God bless

Answer 12

Hemp is legal and can be used to make almost anything (even fuel), the only problem is that hardly anyone will go through the hoops necessary to grow it (you have to have the crop inspected and such to make sure you're not growing anything with THC in it).

So yes, if we legalized marijuana, growing hemp would be much easier, making it much more accessible and this would help a lot of environmental issues.

Answer 13

Then the California wildfires would be welcomed!

Great idea!

Answer 14

There are many things made from hemp already.  Some of at this site:

http://everything.hemp.com/

or....google "hemp products."

I agree that hemp should be more widely used.  However, fortunately today much of the harvested timber is replaced with seedlings and the forestry management plays a huge role in protecting the environment.

Answer 15

It won't save the environment, but it would help.  You are correct on the fiber... even the US Constitution is scripted on hemp.  Hemp is the male plant, which "marijuana" comes from the flowers of the female plant.  You would sooner get high on the carbon dioxide from hemp than the THC.

Hemp also produces lots of oil that can make a great bio-diesel product for cars/trucks.  It is clean burning and uses nearly no chemicals to grow, unlike soybeans.