Pubdate: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 Source: Helena Independent Record (MT) Copyright: 2011 Helena Independent Record Contact: http://helenair.com/app/contact/letters_to_editor/ Website: http://helenair.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1187 Author: James G. Harrington FLOWER POWER I'm looking for a campaign director to assist me in getting elected to the next Legislature. It is my intent to introduce a bill allowing people to grow poppies in their backyard for production of morphine (heroin) for medical purposes. It would be the same as our existing bill for growing cannabis (marijuana). There are several reasons that would make this product (heroin) much more useful than cannabis (pot). First, it is more effective in pain reduction. Second, a field of poppies is more attractive than a field of marijuana. Third, the processing of the product could be minimal expense if the workers were allowed to take some home for personal use. I haven't a clue as to how the poppies are made into heroin. But it couldn't be too difficult since a bunch of uneducated farmers in Afghanistan do it. I would suppose someone knowledgeable in cooking methamphetamine probably knows how. Making heroin is federally illegal, as is growing pot, but it seems that the feds stand aside when pot is not sent out of Montana. Certainly, no one would sell heroin out of Montana just for the money. Since our Gov. Schweitzer vetoed the bill that would cancel the existing law and my bill would, except for the final product, be identical to this law, I am proposing to give him first choice for my campaign director. James G. Harrington Helena - --- MAP posted-by: Keith Brilhart