A Win for Canada

I was browsing a blog I check frequently and noticed this headline: Cannabis Electric Cars.

In all seriousness, who wouldn't get intrigued by that headline?

Upon further reading, I discovered that in fact in Canada they have come up with a car that runs solely on marijuana. Although just in its prototype stages, the Kestrel is set to run on a "biocomposite partly derived from local hemp."

This sounds cool to a so-called hippie like me, but there are downfalls:

• Since Marijuana is illegal in the United States, it will obviously not be possible to have cars that run on this substance legally here either.
• The cars are as of now, only in Canada.
• They are only expected to go about 60 mph maximum.

Unfortunately, if these marijuana restricting laws in the U.S. were not around, this car could be helpful. It is no secret that America's Auto Industry is in crisis mode and this car would certainly help. Not to mention this car is very eco-friendly.

All in all, it seems like America is missing out on a good thing.

Oh, and if you want to check out a prototype of this car, here is a link:

http://www.foxnews.com/static/managed/img/Leisure/2009/switch_397x224.jpg

Resources used:

http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/08/24/canada-driving-electric-cars-in-new-direction-cannabis/

http://environment.change.org/blog/view/cannabis_electric_cars_canada_1_us_0