CANNABIS CAN BOOST FARMING
From: WebBooks
http://www.webbooks.orgSource: Eastern Daily Press, Norwich, UK
Pub date: Monday, 8 April 2002
Subj: Cannabis Can Boost Farming
Cited: Legalise Cannabis Alliance
http://www.lca-uk.orgCANNABIS CAN BOOST FARMING
Thousands of acres of farm land could soon be under profitable cultivation for cannabis, uplifting the rural economy, a pro-cannabis conference in Norwich has been told.
Campaigners hope Home Secretary David Blunkett will relax the law governing the use of cannabis for medicinal and recreational purposes. The Legalise Cannabis Alliance says there are nine million users in the UK and the potential market for home-grown varieties is enormous.
Apart from its narcotic qualities, the plant can be used as cheap fuel and make materials such as paper, cloth and building bricks.
The issue was discussed at the lobby group's third annual conference at the University of East Anglia on Saturday. There was no smoking in the lecture theatre hall but people openly rolled and smoked joints outside.
"It is the perfect crop for farmers - it grows extremely quickly, just like a weed and does not need any herbicides or insecticides", said spokesman Don Barnard.