Pubdate: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 Source: Union Democrat, The (Sonora, CA) Copyright: 2007 Western Communications, Inc Contact: http://uniondemocrat.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/846 Author: Stan White Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n1389/a10.html FOOLISH CANNABIS LAWS To the Editor: Why does cultivating tomatoes not create cleanup problems while cannabis (marijuana) does (article, "Pot garden cleanup a heavy load for authorities," Nov. 30)? Since backwards thinking dominates America's cannabis laws, there isn't a regulated cultivation system in place for the extremely popular plant which will be grown one way or the other. America's foolish cannabis laws also mean "free" American farmers may not grow hemp (without THC) while communist Chinese farmers can and cannabis is a Schedule I substance along with heroin while meth is only a Schedule II substance. Unmistakably, cannabis laws and those who support them are un-American and ignorant. Stan White Dillon, Colo. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin