Ideal Bite

The whole controversy regarding whether hemp gets you high (it came up during the controversial lipstick tip; it's used in some green lip balms) kills me. Hemp is great for almost everything but getting high: clothes, bioplastic, fuel, paper, even beer. Citing its many uses, hemp grower Thomas Jefferson (perhaps you've heard of him?) even said back in the day, "Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country."

Unfortch, the public's uninformed, and so even though hemp's intrinsically enviro-friendly to grow (it requires minimal pesticides and water), the United States continues to be the only industrialized country to ban hemp production. Which means we have to ship it across borders - and that's not eco, nor smart for our economy. But there is some good news: MT and ND farmers can now get licenses to grow the stuff, and awareness is rising. The Vote Hemp campaign has links for voicing your opinion on the subject.

-Toshio...off to write a blog about something other than weed...