Hello Lee,   
      
   On Sat 2012-Nov-10 17:39, Lee Lofaso (2:203/2) wrote to Richard Webb:   
      
    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.   
      
      
      
   LL> Existing federal legislation in this matter really needs   
   LL> to be upgraded.  You cannot even import clothing that has   
   LL> been made from hemp into this country.  And I am talking   
   LL> about fine clothing, not cheap stuff meant to be worn   
   LL> on camping trips.   
      
   Yep, and you can find plenty of references folks.  Google   
   might be your friend here.   
      
   LL> It gets even stranger.  Pharmaceutical complanies in Puerto   
   LL> Rico can make eyedrops for glaucoma patients, but no pharmaceutical   
   LL> companies in the USA can do so.  The eyedrops cannot be imported   
   LL> into the USA, but patients can bring them into the USA if they are   
   LL> traveling to the USA from Puerto Rico.  Remember, Puerto Rico is a   
   LL> territory, not a state.  Talk about insanity laws.  60   
   LL> Minutes did an expose on this years ago.  Mike Wallace was   
   LL> shocked.   
      
   YEp, heard about that one.  But, if you doubt what I'm   
   saying, or what Lee is saying here google it up.   
      
   Regards,   
              Richard   
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