Pubdate: Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Source: State Journal-Register (IL)
Copyright: 2001 The State Journal-Register
Contact:  P.O. Box 219, Springfield, IL 62705-0219
Fax: (217) 788-1551
Website: http://www.sj-r.com/
Author: Boyd Holmes
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mdma.htm (Ecstasy)

WHY ARE WE SO WORRIED ABOUT HEMP?

Dear Editor,

Why are our law enforcement agencies so worried about industrial hemp?

Our Canadian neighbors to the north are having no trouble distinguishing 
hemp from marijuana.  Are we too proud to ask them how they are managing 
this "non-issue"?  Are the Canadians really that more intelligent than we are?

Maybe law-enforcement is worried about losing funding from D.C., which 
certainly has its own agenda, such as taking money form pharmaceutical, 
petrochemical and timber interests.

Was is Franklin or Jefferson who said, "Should we wait for direction from 
Washington, D.C., when to reap and when to sow, we should surely soon want 
bread."

Boyd Holmes

Decatur
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