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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> F A X <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> TO: Rep. Bob Herkes 1-808-586 6531 <br /> <br /> Sen. Andy Levin 935 0071 <br /> <br /> FROM: Bob Barry 929 8784 <br /> <br /> Gentlemen. <br /> <br /> I recently received a draft copy of "Cannabis Eradication <br /> in the Contiguous United States and Hawaii" dated April <br /> 1998, which is a supplement to the Environmental Impact <br /> Statements. <br /> Before I go any further, let me say that I support laws <br /> against marijuana, but from what I have seen here near my <br /> home in Ka'u, the procedures outlined in the book mentioned <br /> above in the first paragraph, are not being followed. <br /> There are over 1000 homes here in the Ocean View area, <br /> all with open water catchment systems. It is my under- <br /> standing that the chemicals being sprayed by the helicopters <br /> for cannabis eradication are a spin-off from agent orange <br /> used in Viet Nam, and we all know how that affected the <br /> troops that were exposed to it. In addition to the potential <br /> detrimental affect on our exposed water catchment tanks, <br /> there has been a high increase in breast cancer and mis- <br /> carriages over the past year or so in our area. <br /> The eradication of cannabis (marijuana) can be accomplished <br /> by following the procedures outlined in the SEIS. By not <br /> following these procedures, the residents in the area, any <br /> area, can be in serious jepardy with their health. <br /> <br /> V rry <br /> P.O. Box 6020 <br /> Ocean View, HI <br /> 96737 <br />