HOORAY FOR HEMP

Re: From cannabis to carburetor, (Oct. 30)

Fascinating perspective, fascinating article. Unfortunately, that's not the
direction of the current USA administration. Unfortunately, the hemp plant
also produces (oops) marijuana.

Medical marijuana, which offers unique benefits in countless medical
conditions, can be grown anywhere by anyone at little cost, and is
non-patentable, scares the living daylights out of Big Pharma.

Did I hear that Mr. Bush received in 2000 some 500,000 dollars (US) from
the pharmaceutical industry? And hemp and cellulose scare many more big
industries: textiles, paper, oil, and chemicals.

I wonder how much Mr. Bush got and/or is getting as electoral funds from
which other sources?

I hope Canada resists the current pressure from south of the border about
the legislation on marijuana (read hemp). Italy is further away, but far
from away enough.

Giovanni Borla

Milano, Italy