I agree with you Beanster. There's no doubt in my mind that Big Pharma has had their hand in this in modern days considering the original pot ban was pushed by the lumber industry. I also heard in a recent Joe Rogan podcast that Henry Ford's earlier prototypes used hemp to make body panels, which now leads me to believe that Andrew Carnegie also had a hand in the pot ban.

I think I wrote this though b'cuz it's a noble explanation that's often overlooked. I don't always agree with the government but I don't think they're all bad either. Plus, it's not like the rest of the country isn't gonna be able to get a hold of some pot =D