Response from the DEA to Tom Ballanco


Note: This letter is the response from the DEA to Tom Ballanco (the author of the Hemp Production Act, SB 95-132) concerning the DEA's letter of February 16.
U.S. Department of Justice
Drug Enforcement Administration
Washington, D.C. 20537

March 23, 1995

Mr. Thomas J. Ballanco
Environmental Law Society
University of Colorado at Boulder
School of Law
Boulder, Colorado 80309
Dear Mr. Ballanco:

Thank you for your letter of February 23, 1995, to Attorney General Reno. She forwarded your letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for response.

I appreciate your taking the time to write and express your views which differ from those of Philip Perry, our Special Agent in Change (SAC) of the Rocky Mountain Division. The views of DEA are those expressed by SAC Perry, and they reflect our best assessment of the impact that legislation State Bill 95-132 would have on the issue.

We are committed to reducing the supply of illegal drugs in this nation, and we will continue to work towards this end.

Sincerely,

Catherine H. Shaw, Chief
Office of Congressional and Public Affairs


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