Pubdate: Sun, 10 Mar 2013 Source: Denver Post (CO) Copyright: 2013 The Denver Post Corp Contact: http://www.denverpost.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/122 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v13/n101/a07.html Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v13/n101/a08.html Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v13/n101/a09.html Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v13/n101/a10.html Author: Chrissy Brand THE FACTS ABOUT GROWING YOUR OWN MARIJUANA Re: "Readers respond to article on growing marijuana at home," March 3 letters to the editor. The outraged responses to The Denver Post's article about growing marijuana ranged from absurd to reactionary to completely uneducated. Teaching teenagers to grow pot? Most teenagers would quail given the work involved; it's still much easier to buy on the black market. Yes, the article appeared in the section with the comics- as do prominent beer articles every Wednesday. The "idea that any plant needs exactly 12 hours of sunlight a day ... is nonsense" is the most ignorant statement of all. The reader apparently missed basic biology in school. Many species-from plants to mammals- are photo-determinate. Horses growing winter coats, chickens laying eggs, and deciduous trees changing leaves are all triggered by light. And the absurd notion that marijuana wouldn't exist in nature if it was hard to grow? Ask cattle ranchers how easy their job is. While I have never eaten wild ox, I am sure well-raised, prime-grade Angus steak tastes much better. Chrissy Brand, Franktown - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom