Pubdate: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 Source: Fairfield County Weekly (CT) Copyright: 1999 New Mass. Media, Inc. Contact: http://www.fairfieldweekly.com/ Address: One Dock Street, 5th floor, Stamford, CT 06902 Phone: (203) 406-2406 Fax: (203) 406-1099 Author: Arthur Hanks Related: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99/n1237/a06.html MANDARINS AND BUREAUCRATS Nice article ["Hemp Held Hostage," Nov. 11]. Thank you. Up in Canada, we are relieved that Kenex has now resumed shipping. While it's legal to grow here under license, the government is trying to rope in hemp as a possible food and cosmetic ingredient hazard, and as a "novel food." In this country, we don't have the DEA, we have the mandarins and bureaucrats. Arthur Hanks via email - --- MAP posted-by: Eric Ernst