ENERGY INDEPENDENCE NOT FOUND IN FOOD

The Twin Towers in New York were the first high-rises in history to
collapse upon themselves because of a fire. 9/11 was the first time a
private airplane was able to get within 10 miles of the Pentagon,
and, oh yes, the Twin Towers' steel, like that of the Oklahoma
disaster, was hauled away before anyone could inspect it.

Well, if Willie Nelson has some suspicions about the official line I
for one can understand why. Willie has indeed spent some time inside
flying saucers, that is, the popular Flying Saucers nightclub in
Memphis Tennessee.

Now that gas is pushing $5 per, wouldn't it be nice to have a car
that got a lot more than 20 miles per gallon? Well a recent Popular
Mechanics article carried the headline, "100 MPG Available Now." In
it, it told of a professor from Ontario by the name of Steve Lapp
that claimed to have gotten over 100 mpg on some trips in his 01 Toyota Prius.

Another solution to the energy problem is the electric car. There are
some misconceptions about those cars but rather than taking more
space on that subject here I'll just refer you to
www.pluginamerica.com if that should be of any interest to you. The
technology is out there, and has been for several years. It's just
that oil lobbyists spend more money on politicians and major auto
company executives than any of us peons do.

One solution to our foreign oil addiction is Ethanol but turning food
crops like corn into gasoline is stupid. Do you really want to choose
between eating and driving?

Ethanol made from industrial hemp makes a lot more sense. It can be
grown anywhere so it doesn't;have to interfere with food production.
The problem is that hemp, even the industrial variety is illegal even
though it has very little in common with marijuana. I.H. (Industrial
hemp) has a very insignificant amount of THC (the stuff that makes
you feel good). As a matter of fact if a crop of I.H. were grown
close to marijuana plants it would dilute the THC in the marijuana plant.

So, if you're really serious about eradicating marijuana use or
making it harder to come by you should encourage Rep. Herger to vote
to legalize industrial hemp. Of course ethanol is just one of
thousands of ways hemp can be beneficial to us.

Did you know there were 830,000 marijuana related arrests in 2006 and
of those 89 percent were for possession-only. Why is it a crime to
use or even have marijuana on your property? Well they say it impairs
short-term memory and the ability to concentrate, doesn't alcohol do
the same thing? They also say it slows reflexes and coordination, it
seems they also said that about alcohol.

Well the real biggie is that it leads to harder and more dangerous
drugs, that's like saying eating potatoes leads to obesity or any
other non-sensible statement. I don't believe children should be
exposed to the drug or allowed to use it just as they shouldn't smoke
regular cigarettes or drink alcoholic beverages. But to ban all use
of marijuana is moronic.

As lies and distortions led us into this never ending war so also
lies and distortions criminalized one of the most beneficial plants
mankind has ever known.