The March 25 article, "Restaurant uses hemp oil and seeds in exotic
dishes," needs some clarification. (It also should have been tested and
rejected for excessive "cuteness.") Hemp seeds are sterilized to prevent
germination -- not to remove THC. There is little or no THC in hemp seeds
or oil.

Drug Enforcement Agency representative Rogene Waite's statement that
"people who eat these dishes could test positive in a drug test" shows one
of the many reasons people test positive for drugs when they are not users
or intoxicated. Another food that causes people to test positive is poppy
seeds.

Drug use is a moral issue, and we should not allow police agencies to
enforce morality. It is time to stop the War on Drugs.

Gerald M. Sutliff
Walnut Creek, Calif.