By: scott medwid

scott medwid — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:37:04 +0000

Police test those suspected of intoxication with field sobriety tests and blood tests for alcohol concentrations. There are societally acceptable legal concentrations for alcohol in the blood, if you are tested and found below the designated level you are “legal”. In other words, “a drink or two” is OK. Similar levels can be set for THC, a puff or two or brownie maybe OK . Where Hemp and Marijuana are concerned however, one must recognize that both plants are as different from on another as field corn is different from sweet corn. You would not win the prize ribbon at the county fair for your roasted field corn! Likewise, the Illegal Drug Market would not reward a dealer for passing Field Hemp off as “Sweet Smoke”. These matters were recently raised in Ireland before hemp farming was re-regulated and licensed. Hemp farming does not produce “Good” Marijuana, in fact the presence of field grown hemp may be a deterrent Marijuana production because the male plants are not culled out thus allowing male plant pollen to join with the female plant flowers to germinate the seed that the farmer wants to harvest for market. Study the countries were Hemp farming is legal, survey the police and you will find no problems. I have traveled to some of these countries, and talked with the local folks and there are no problems. Re-regulate and tax Hemp production and give the American Farmer a chance to profit from the growing public demand for Hemp products used for food, fiber and fuel. Take an honest look outside of our borders to see how other countries have treated Hemp. Hemp is not the dangerous crop our leaders have been tell us it has been for the 70 years.

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By: scott medwid