INDUSTRIAL HEMP PLENTY POTENT FOR DRUG ABUSE

Dear Editor,

In response to your article on hemp: Hemp is a drug. Hemp has a
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content of 1 percent. This is low; however, it
is quite sufficient to get a smoker high. Much of the marijuana seized
undercover at Woodstock had a THC content that ranged from .2 to 1
percent. A young inexperienced person who tries hemp may very well get a
"high."

If you pick up a High Times magazine you will see that the drug legalizers
admit marijuana and hemp are the same plant. Are they wrong? They seem to
be the most authoritative and experienced.

Pat Ryan

Springfield