Did they do it to get high, or for the well-known hemp fibers, which are pretty much the best thing to make rope out of?

I’m guessing hemp fibers. The only reason it was banned in the US was to help DuPont, which had come out with nylon fiber at the time. But it wasn’t as good as hemp, so they flexed their muscle and made it happen.

Due to recent history with opium I don’t see recreational usage happening any time soon, in that context I totally sympathize.

Hopefully the world as a whole including China will expand growing areas for industrial hemp due to its practical uses, regulate it as much as required for social-historic sensibility, low THC cultivars, etc. For example, hemp paper has less water consumption than tree paper, not to mention a few months vs a few yrs. There’s also other building and packing materials made from hemp which will be useful in getting away from plastics and other petrol products, even og stuff like canvas is good. Won’t save us from ourselves ofc, but its a tool we have.

Once China legalizes weed, every big American movie will have to have 5 minutes of weed jokes to appeal to Chinese sensibilities.

Every film will have a scene where they do fat bong rips or however weed will be used in China.

Do not pass go, do not collect $200, go directly to the mushroom goddess for she is the mother of consciousness.

Imagine smoking strains named from passages of classical Chinese literature