Eric Troxell

Comment 2

I am writing to inquire why the USDA has chosen to drag their feet on making licenses available for those whose wish to farm industrial hemp? Is it true that there are numerous models to adopt implemented by states across this nation for your review of best practices? Is it true that Canada has had this type of agricultural commodity for at least 15 years? Is it true that hemp is legal to grow, has been descheduled and by dragging your feet you create an atmosphere of confusion as well as economic loss of opportunity for many people and communities? Is it true that taxpayers fund your salary and that you work for the taxpayer and not yourselves? Is it true that by taking tax money and not returning an equal value or service to the taxpayer that a theft has occurred? We don’t work for you, employers don’t wait for their employees to get their act together and fly right. It’s dishonest to imply that you don’t know how to proceed, it is unethical to hold up our ability to generate an income while you enjoy one at our expense. This plant grows with or without your input, it is a naturally occurring species on this planet. This is not foreign territory or unknown agriculture. There are many universities who have already done the work for you. Authorize our states to issue licenses so we can get on with our lives normally. You’ve had a hundred years of prohibition to distort facts, illegitimate useful crops, cripple industries and mop the floor with us peasants for the benefit of your moneyed influencers. Enough! Do what is right, what has been made legal, do your damn job! I ordinarily don’t lose my patience but the bureaucratic nonsense is so thick it’s choking us. It’s unnecessary and the only thing standing in the way of a good thing is you. Government was put in place to encourage the welfare of the people it serves not to stifle them. Time is long past for the ignorance of the days of reefer madness to die. Arbitrary is not a scientific excuse.