Hello Richard,   
      
    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...   
      
    RW> YEp, damned good cordage, useful for making pants, and hats, and   
      
    RW> "we thought it was kinda handy, to take a trip and never   
    RW> leave the farm.  ... "   
      
    RW> "One day the revenuers came around and burnt down all our   
    RW> cute little weeds."   
    RW> "We just smiled and waved goodbye, sittin' on that sack of   
    RW> seeds.  Y'all come back now, yahear!"   
      
    RW> A lot of people don't realize that the push to criminalize   
    RW> marijuana, and by extension hemp came from Dupont adn the   
    RW> other chemical companies who wanted to sell synthetic fibers for cordage.   
    RW> YEt those synthetic fibers weren't as long   
    RW> lasting, nor as versatile as good ol' hemp.   
      
    RW> The fact that certain varieties of hemp had psychotropic   
    RW> characteristics just made it easier for them to go to a few   
    RW> pet physicians who wanted political patronage or other   
    RW> favors, and pass around plenty of money.   
      
   Existing federal legislation in this matter really needs   
   to be upgraded.  You cannot even import clothing that has   
   been made from hemp into this country.  And I am talking   
   about fine clothing, not cheap stuff meant to be worn   
   on camping trips.   
      
   It gets even stranger.  Pharmaceutical complanies in Puerto   
   Rico can make eyedrops for glaucoma patients, but no pharmaceutical   
   companies in the USA can do so.  The eyedrops cannot be imported   
   into the USA, but patients can bring them into the USA if they are   
   traveling to the USA from Puerto Rico.  Remember, Puerto Rico   
   is a territory, not a state.  Talk about insanity laws.  60   
   Minutes did an expose on this years ago.  Mike Wallace was   
   shocked.   
      
   --Lee   
      
   --- MesNews/1.06.00.00-gb   
    * Origin: news://felten.yi.org (2:203/2)