Pubdate: Thu, 09 Jun 2016 Source: Chico News & Review, The (CA) Copyright: 2016 Chico Community Publishing, Inc. Contact: https://www.newsreview.com/chico/contactLetter2editor Website: http://www.newsreview.com/chico/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/559 Author: Dario Martinez THE BIG PICTURE I'm so glad that there are small-minded people and ones that don't see the big picture. In Butte County, I'm sure people don't want fracking, but you want gas for your cars and plastics. Oh, and to feel safe, you will vote yes on Measures G and H. If you open your mind and read The Emperor Wears No Clothes by Jack Herer, you will find out that marijuana (hemp) was a crop in America that not only powered cars and farm equipment, but also was used for canvas in the covered wagons and ships that sailed. We need a big change here in the USA. The government is too big and tells us what we can't and can do, which is very little. We need to go big. For one, I would like to see hemp grown for food, fuel, clothing, medical and recreational purposes. Until then, we'll see fracking off the California coast and more people in jail for a plant that can change us for the better. Dario Martinez Oroville - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom