It still needs land, cultivation, etc.... less workers/acres being used for food crops (food farmers switching over to the new "cash crop" specifically) drives up food prices as well as using the food itself as fuel. I know everyone wants hemp to be some miracle problem solver so that it can be legal and they can smoke it whenever they want... but it's just not. Not saying it should be illegal... it shouldn't... just saying always trying to find "reasons" to validate its legality only muddies the waters of the issue.