Fiber, building material, soil cleanser, medicine, "leather". I grow it and use it for medicine. The oils and flowers from the plant, depending on the strain, treats epilepsy, chronic pain, anxiety and depression. The fibers from the non medicinal type have no rival for toughness, it grows fast every season. I live in a legal state. It should be legal in every state, and if not legal, then every homeowner should have the right to grow it if they want to, for their own use.