Template:Did you know nominations/Hemp in Kentucky


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:13, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

Hemp in Kentucky

 * ... that after decades of prohibition, hemp in Kentucky is a legal crop?
 * ALT1: ... that Senator Henry Clay grew hemp in Kentucky?

Created /expanded by Brianhe (talk). Self-nominated at 23:42, 21 November 2016 (UTC). QPQ: Likelike (wife of Kalanimoku)


 * On it. First glance seems to have some comma problems but a mostly well-done article.

However, before we go further, it seems to be misrepresenting the topic owing to misunderstanding/misreading its sources. aHemp production never stopped; it was just illegal. bThe source doesn't mention the War on Drugs at all... as well it shouldn't. The WOD began in the '70s and hemp was illegal decades before that. The source claims production fell off in the mid-20th century, not the late 20th century. cThe article should have a section on hemp production during its illegal phase, with at least some statistics on marijuana production incarcerations during the period. The lack of such a section is a really glaring omission. dThe source—but not the article—mentions the shift to cotton for most of hemp's industrial uses as an important factor in the decline of the earlier hemp industry. eIt would be nice to have a specific date for the federal and state criminalizations of marijuana growing and the date of the first production conviction within the Commonwealth as markers for the crop's illegal phase, if you can find sourcing for it or a sourced article to link to.

The article could probably use a paragraph or section glossing the distinction between cannabis and hemp, so that it's clear why this isn't a mistaken that should be merged with Cannabis in Kentucky. — Llywelyn II   14:31, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much for the review. I did simplify the whole aspect of legality quite a bit, maybe treating the WoD over-broadly (I considered mentioning the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act but wanted to keep things focused on agriculture). Will consider your input and do the necessary. Can I ping you again when it's ready for re-review? - Brianhe (talk) 17:55, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Well, I might've been overhasty. It might be true there was little → no hemp production if all the illegal growth was cannabis and we're distinguishing the two. Just go ahead and explain that in the article. You should mention the legalities, though, since that's the crux of the article. It was always easy to grow in Kentucky and that's not news; some people in Kentucky are farmers and that's not news either. The partial relegalization is exactly what you're talking about, so at least an overview of the history of its criminalization (and relegalization for WWII, I guess?) is needful. — Llywelyn II   00:18, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
 * I have rewritten the article a bit to address your concerns. Would you mind re-reviewing? - Brianhe (talk) 01:54, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Hells yeah. There are little hiccups and comma issues but I tell ya what: that there's a damn' fine addition to this hyere Wikipedia. Thank'y kindly.


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Timely; long enough (~4.7k elig. chars.); even-handed and sourced; no copyvio per earwig; terse and sourced hook that speaks to issue at heart of article. I think it's funnier that the Great Compromiser may have been lit but the original hook is more germane. — Llywelyn II   08:55, 27 November 2016 (UTC)