Quote Originally Posted by Andyc3020
Why is marijuana illegal for recreational use? Give me a reason that does not contradict why Alcohol is legal. I dont smoke pot, but i have. i just can't figure out the laws.
Because industrial hemp was competing with DuPont's artificial fabrics and therefore a threat to their bottom line, so DuPont played their cards and got the cultivation of industrial hemp outlawed by associating it with the supposed evils of cannabis consumption.