Nylon and Hemp conspiracy of 1937 to current timeline

Made a timeline of the hemp and nylon conspiracy to current date. The most shocking was the death of the inventor 20 days after the patent filing.
With the new scheduling the conspiracy thickens, although for industrial hemp it may be ok?

DuPont Locks Down the Science
Feb 1937
DuPont is granted U.S. Patent No. 2,071,250 for Wallace Carothers’ foundational synthetic polymer formulas. DuPont executives realize they are sitting on a multi-billion-dollar synthetic monopoly—but they know its biggest threat is industrial hemp, an incredibly cheap, durable natural fiber that requires no chemical synthesis.

The Definitive Nylon Filing
Apr 9, 1937
Carothers files the specific patent application for spinning these polymers into commercial fibers (nylon). Behind closed doors, the invention is locked away in "Patent Pending" status, keeping the chemical formula a strict corporate secret from competitors and the public.

The Death of Wallace Carothers
Apr 29, 1937
Just three weeks after locking down the nylon fiber patent, Carothers is found dead from cyanide poisoning in a Philadelphia hotel room. While his family and colleagues know he suffered from agonizing depression and severe imposter syndrome over corporate pressure, the timing is impeccable. The man who holds the absolute chemical blueprint to the synthetic empire is suddenly out of the picture. DuPont immediately steps in to manage his estate, secure his research notebooks, and keep his suicide out of the press to protect their upcoming product launch.

The Trap Snaps (Marihuana Tax Act)
Aug 1937
With Carothers dead and the nylon patent safely under DuPont's absolute corporate ownership, the political trap snaps. Backed by the yellow journalism of William Randolph Hearst and Treasury official Harry Anslinger (who was appointed by DuPont's primary banker, Andrew Mellon), Congress passes the Marihuana Tax Act. By placing an impossible tax and regulatory burden on Cannabis sativa, they successfully tax DuPont’s main natural competitor out of existence.

The Hypocrisy of 'Hemp for Victory'
1942
World War II breaks out, and the Japanese military cuts off the U.S. supply of foreign natural fibers. Because DuPont’s synthetic nylon production isn't yet scaled up enough to meet total military demand for ropes, parachutes, and cordage, the U.S. government suddenly reverses its narrative. The USDA releases the “Hemp for Victory” film, temporarily forcing American farmers to grow 150,000 acres of hemp to save the war effort.

The Final Commercial Harvest
1957
The war ends, the emergency lifting of the ban is revoked, and DuPont’s massive synthetic factories are finally fully operational. Nylon and petro-chemical plastics saturate the market. The last permitted commercial hemp crop of the 20th century is harvested in Wisconsin, leaving DuPont and the synthetic plastic industry with total market dominance.

The Scheduled Lockdown
1970
President Richard Nixon signs the Controlled Substances Act. This completely erases the old 1937 Tax Act and places all cannabis varieties—including non-psychoactive industrial hemp—into Schedule I alongside heroin. This federally outlaws even researching the plant, cementing the synthetic monopoly for another 44 years.

The First Crack in the Door
2014
The Agricultural Act of 2014 (Farm Bill) passes. Section 7606 introduces the first modern legal definition of industrial hemp (cannabis containing no more than 0.3% Delta-9 THC). For the first time since WWII, universities and state departments are permitted to grow small, highly monitored pilot crops for research.

Full Federal Resurrection
2018
Eighty-one years after the corporate lockdown of 1937, the 2018 Farm Bill completely deschedules industrial hemp, removing it from the Controlled Substances Act entirely. It becomes a legal agricultural commodity again, restoring access to banking and crop insurance, and unleashing a massive, multi-billion-dollar modern hemp market.