Tom Trail and hemp growing

["Travis Tonn" <vart@turbonet.com>]

    I read in yesterdays' Lewiston Tribune that Tom Trail was interested in proposing legislation to legalize the growing of industrial hemp.  I'm sure most Visionaries assume that such a staunch conservative as myself would be vehemently opposed to legalizing any variation of the "Devil Weed".     

But lo and behold, I am for the legalizing of industrial hemp.

    To me it is a matter of common sense,  hemp has over a hundred practical uses and could give our farmers another crop with a positive economic outlook.  Hemp has such a low THC content that you'd have to smoke about 150' of rope to get a buzz.  And if you would resort to that then you have way more serious problems than marijuana use.

    I don't know about what kind of growing climate it requires, but if it could help out our farmers and our local economy, then I say go for it and rise above the ridiculous hyperbole about its being a relative of pot.  My only concern is being grouped together with people like Woody Harrelson, ooohhh.