HEMP CAN SAVE THE ECONOMY

Editor, SEE:

There is an answer to Craig Elliott's call for any plan that reduces
greenhouse emissions while sustaining the economy.

The answer has been there since the Marijuana Tax Act was implemented in
1937 by the U.S. government, followed in 1938 by the same laws in Canada.

At that time, industrial hemp was touted with glowing reports as a "new
billion dollar crop", and "the most profitable crop that can be grown". But
since 1930, industrial hemp has been subjected to an intensive propaganda
smear campaign from powerful corporations dictating and lobbying
governments in the U.S. and Canada. The corporations, such as those in the
cotton, timber, and petrochemical industries, stood to lose billions of
dollars if hemp was allowed.

Hemp has at least 25,000 different uses with minimal impact on the
environment. It has many beneficial qualities. Hemp can replace many
non-renewable resources as well as numerous processed and manufactured
goods. According to Jack Herer, the author of The Emperor Wears No Clothes,
and a dedicated researcher and advocate for industrial hemp, "Hemp is the
only annually renewable plant on earth able to replace all fossil fuels."
He gives documented evidence in his book that if 11 per cent of the arable
land was planted with hemp it would replace all dependence on fossil fuels
and nuclear fuels, which we know are detrimental to both the human race and
the environment.

Also, John Roulac, President of HEMPTECH, notes that, "The average citizen
knows but a small piece of the truth about industrial hemp, along with a
great deal of misinformation... we must inform ourselves, discerning the
truth amidst the hype... well worth incorporating into a more global
sustainable future."

In addition, in Cuba they have had advanced alternative energy practices to
include extensive solar power as a major energy supply to complement the
use of sugarcane biomass for the last decade.

There is an alternative to the illusion, as well as information, we are
given by our "leaders." So Craig, I sincerely hope this information can be
of use to us all, rather than the indoctrination and disinformation we are
being fed through mainstream media and other propaganda campaigns by those
who deem they are the authority of these important matters. The most
important thing to do with the truth is act on it.

Emily Vokes