Pubdate: Sun, 19 Nov 2000
Source: State Journal-Register (IL)
Copyright: 2000 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

FOES OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP NEED TO LEARN FACTS

Dear Editor,

This is in response to the recent "hemp study" article.  Joyce Lohrentz 
should consider the fact that a person would have to smoke an industrial 
hemp cigarette the size of a telephone pole just to get a headache.  Hemp 
would certainly help our ailing farm economy, and the farmers know that.

Canada already has a huge head start on us, even though several U.S. states 
are currently growing hemp test plots.  Perhaps Joyce Lohrentz and the 
Illinois Drug Education Alliance should learn the facts about industrial 
hemp and "educate" the children about actual drugs.

Boyd Holmes
Decatur
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