HEMP STILL IN DEMAND

TO THE EDITOR:

"Pot Patrols Fan Out For Annual Effort" (news story, June 30) on the
herbicide attack of wild cannabis missed on a few points.

According to the story, "Oklahoma's rogue pot mostly dates back to "World
War II, when farmers grew the plant for its hemp fibers used to make rope.
New technology did away with hemp demand..." There's actually a good deal
of demand for industrial hemp, and it was the Prohibitionists who did away
with the crop. Also, the article mentioned that many farmers were wary of
prosecution and wouldn't report growth of wild cannabis on their land. I
think there's another good reason for anyone to be paranoid about such
tactics.

I'd definitely not trust the federal government to come to my home and
spray it with chemicals.

Danny Terwey, Santa Cruz, Calif.