# Hemp's illegal?! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 4, 2002, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemps-illegal/107282 "2002-05-04T19:38:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![\_your\_name\_here](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/919ad9/32.png) [@\_your\_name\_here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_your_name_here)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2002, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemps-illegal/107282/1 "2002-05-04T19:38:15Z")
i was bored earlier and decided to read about hemp some. it seems that hemp is illegal in the US because it is the same family as marijuana. if this is true, i’m in trouble. i have a big bag of hemp thread and a bunch of ropes i’ve made. clarify? ---
**Author:** ![Daoloth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/82dd89/32.png) [@Daoloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daoloth)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2002, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemps-illegal/107282/2 "2002-05-04T19:54:30Z")
It’s illegal to grow hemp in the US. It can be imported legally. ---
**Author:** ![\_your\_name\_here](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/919ad9/32.png) [@\_your\_name\_here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_your_name_here)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2002, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemps-illegal/107282/3 "2002-05-04T19:56:44Z")
ohhh, ok. whew. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2002, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemps-illegal/107282/4 "2002-05-04T23:10:42Z")
Yeah, it’s legal to import hemp. I’ve got a hemp hat with the Beatles logo on it. ---
**Author:** ![Daoloth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/82dd89/32.png) [@Daoloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daoloth)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2002, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemps-illegal/107282/5 "2002-05-04T23:13:45Z")
If it were illegal to import, many hackey-sack companies would have a problem. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2002, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemps-illegal/107282/6 "2002-05-04T23:55:31Z")
Websters describes hemp as: def2. 2 : a fiber (as jute) from a plant other than the true hemp; also : a plant yielding such fiber. ---
**Author:** ![Solomon7t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Solomon7t](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Solomon7t)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2002, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemps-illegal/107282/7 "2002-05-05T04:03:10Z")
Hemp is a name for male Cannabis plants. Only females produce THC beyond trace amounts and thus males are only valuable for their fiber content. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2002, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemps-illegal/107282/8 "2002-05-05T05:34:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Solomon7t \* > \*\*\ thus males are only valuable for their fiber content. \*\* I knew that. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2002, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemps-illegal/107282/9 "2002-05-05T06:14:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Solomon7t \* > \*\*…and thus males are only valuable for their fiber content. \*\* And opening jars. ---
**Author:** ![moe.ron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed8c4c/32.png) [@moe.ron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moe.ron)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2002, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemps-illegal/107282/10 "2002-05-05T06:39:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by voguevixen \* > \*\* > > And opening jars. \*\* Is that all you see in me!? All of these years, and I thought you actually cared!!! But now I can see, you were just using me like some kind of tool. Well, I’ve had enough of this. I’m going to find someone who actually appreciates me. See you never!!! :: runs off crying:: ---
**Author:** ![Solomon7t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Solomon7t](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Solomon7t)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2002, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemps-illegal/107282/11 "2002-05-05T08:23:47Z")
😃 😃 😃 😃 😃 Way to abuse my post. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2002, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemps-illegal/107282/12 "2002-05-05T18:41:52Z")
Have there been some recent legislation changes involving the sale of hemp products (non-drug-related) in California? My wife says that she heard something about on the radio, and ever since, we haven’t been able to find our favorite snack chips at the Whole Foods supermarket (they’re hemp chips and incredibly good as well as low in sodium). Anyone know offhand?