Matter of fact I was growing hemp in those days Ed. It was legal to have it but the states conflicted laws basically said you couldn't get it. At any rate it didn't work out so well. Too much sunshine right up until the time it gets too cold. Same problem with the barley strains available at the time. Late spring freezes or early fall snows cut down on the 90 day already slim growing season. As the climate continues to warm the Tanana Valley will one day be a very productive agricultural region but we're not quite to that point yet. Your assertion that it's a false assumption that government should engage in the creation of wealth flies in the face of your demand that the government turn over the commonly owned land to entrepenuers who feel they have the best idea for monetizing the states land doesn't it?