Pubdate: Mon, 10 Sep 2007
Source: Anchorage Daily News (AK)
Copyright: 2007 The Anchorage Daily News
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Author: John Suter

STUCK ON STUPID, U.S. GOVERNMENT CONTINUES ANTI-MARIJUANA POLICY

States that allow hemp products to be sold should allow hemp to be
grown also. It is inconsistent to not allow hemp to be grown in a
state, but to allow hemp products to be sold in that state.

Next, it is way past time for the federal government to get off of
making it illegal for marijuana to be grown. Everyone everywhere can
buy it or grow it and do. The product is America's No. 1 cash crop. If
the federal government allowed it to be grown, then the government
would be able to tax and regulate it. As it is now, the federal
government does neither. Next, it would free up America's police
forces to go after bank robbers, rapists, criminal gangs and such.
These are the real problems of America.

For much too long the federal government has been stuck on stupid.
Marijuana is going forward at full speed with or without the federal
government's blessing.

John Suter

Chugiak
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