HI Mark,   
      
   On Thu 2012-Nov-08 20:23, mark lewis (1:3634/12) wrote to Lee Lofaso:   
      
    LL> that *requires* him/her to actually *defend* the US Constitution,   
    LL> not merely to uphold it.  As such, President Obama has no choice   
    LL> but to enforce existing federal legislation in regards to pot   
    LL> farms.     
      
   ml> growing POT is against the constitution? really? and yet numerous of   
   ml> our founding fathers grew pot on their farms... hummm...   
      
   YEp, damned good cordage, useful for making pants, and hats, and   
      
   "we thought it was kinda handy, to take a trip and never   
   leave the farm.  ... "   
      
   "One day the revenuers came around and burnt down all our   
   cute little weeds."   
   "We just smiled and waved goodbye, sittin' on that sack of   
   seeds.  Y'all come back now, yahear!"   
      
      
   A lot of people don't realize that the push to criminalize   
   marijuana, and by extension hemp came from Dupont adn the   
   other chemical companies who wanted to sell synthetic fibers for cordage.  YEt   
   those synthetic fibers weren't as long   
   lasting, nor as versatile as good ol' hemp.   
      
   The fact that certain varieties of hemp had psychotropic   
   characteristics just made it easier for them to go to a few   
   pet physicians who wanted political patronage or other   
   favors, and pass around plenty of money.   
      
      
   Regards,   
              Richard   
   ... Confucius say, man who read woman like book prefer braille.   
   ---   
    * Origin:  (1:116/901)