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Hemp Making a Comeback Despite Idiotic Pot Laws

jeremiah — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:18:19 -0800

The symptoms and side effects of reefer madness are now clearer than ever. Politicians, even those who never inhaled, suffer paranoid delusions.

Over the past century, Canada's ludicrous and draconian marijuana policies wasted billions in criminal-justice resources.

Crime gangs got rich and recreational marijuana users--about as dangerous as contented cats--were fined and jailed by the thousands.

The Solution to Our Environmental Woes is to End Prohibition

jeremiah — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:38:18 -0700

The best solution to our environmental problems is to end prohibition. There is no other viable option short of the immediate end to military conflict that will have the same positive impact on the ecosystem.

Our first step towards a sustainable existence should begin with cannabis. Its assimilation into our civilization is the safest, simplest, most efficient immediate solution that we can implement in time to prevent an ecological catastrophe.

Farmers Arrested Trying to Plant Hemp at DEA Office

jeremiah — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:02:27 -0700

A 51-year-old grandfather who grows garbanzo beans and other crops in northwestern North Dakota was among the protesters arrested for planting hemp seeds on the lawn of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration offices.

Wayne Hauge and five other people were arrested Tuesday for trespassing and part of a group of about 20 protesting the ban on growing hemp, said authorities in Arlington, Va. Hemp, which is used to make paper, lotion and other products, is related to the illegal drug marijuana.

Jack Herer Strives To Recover While The Fight For Hemp Goes On

jeremiah — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:45:51 -0700

(SALEM, Ore.) - Jack Herer is a very resilient fellow. 40 years ago he was a Goldwater Republican. Nine years ago he suffered a minor heart attack, and a major stroke.

All these calamaties and more, he survived.

But his fight continues. For the last four weeks, Jack has been in a Portland Oregon hospital, slowly recovering from a heart attack. On Monday, he was discharged from Legacy Emanuel Hospital, and his family moved him to a nursing facility in Eugene, according to Oregonlive.com.

Hemp Legal in Oregon, Held Up By U.S. Law

jeremiah — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:14:39 -0700

Industrial hemp is legal in Oregon but growers say they can't get on with their business until the federal government change its policies.

The Oregon Legislature this year legalized industrial hemp, but Washington still classifies it as an illegal drug in the same category as marijuana, leading to little progress for the state's nascent industry, The (Portland) Oregonian reported Sunday.

Villagers Use Hemp For Clothing

jeremiah — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:46:12 -0700

Ko Dee Tan displays hemp clothing made in Kachin State.FAR to the north, in achin State, not far from the Indian border, villagers still follow the traditional ways. In Putao district, Rawang communities, part of the Kachin ethnic group, not only use the marijuana plant for medical purposes but also weave it into hempen cloth, local resident Ko Dee Tan, 33, told a Myanmar Times reporter who recently visited the region.

"The Emperor Wears No Clothes" Marijuana Author Jack Herer Collapses After Stage Appearance at Portland Hempstalk

jodie — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:55:38 -0700

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The most well known person in the world on the subject of marijuana, author Jack Herer, had a heart attack Saturday, after a fiery speech at the Portland Hempstalk Event at Kelly Point Park.

Jack Herer: Jack Herer, famous Cannabis Hemp activistIronically, Jack told our Doctor Phil Leveque, an old friend of his in the fight to legitimize and legalize marijuana, that he was feeling better Saturday than he had, "In the ten years."

Rocky Mountain High: U.S. Military Didn't Mean to Grow Marijuana!

jeremiah — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:48:10 -0700

Military marijuana? The U.S. Army planned to cover a chemical weapons site with grass and weed – but not the kind of grass and weed that's actually cropping up – the kind that's illegal.

The Army made the unwanted discovery during the cleanup of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal northeast of Commerce City, Colo. Part of the cleanup includes reseeding some areas. But when that seed started to grow, marijuana popped up.

Overeager Dutch Police Ruin Legal Cannabis Experiment

jeremiah — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:36:51 -0700

Dutch police were left red-faced after swooping on what they thought was an illegal cannabis farm only to partly dismantle a scientific experiment, the university that owns the plants said.

“More than half the plants were destroyed,” Simon Vink, spokesman for the University of Wageningen in the east of the country, told AFP on Thursday.

The plants were part of a legal experiment on the suitability of cannabis fibres for the production of textiles, paper and synthetic materials, he said.

BMW Owners Show Hemp’s No Longer Just for Hippies

jeremiah — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:21:02 -0700

OK, so you haven’t used Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap since your last camping trip years ago. And you never noticed those boxes of hemp granola at Whole Foods.

But if you drive a BMW or a Mercedes Benz, or wear Armani jeans or Patagonia shirts, you could be consuming hemp.

Its fiber turns up in car door panels, insulation and clothing. Its seeds make tasty granola and frozen desserts, its oil expensive cosmetics and ecologically friendly soap.

Hemp Hubbub in Oregon

jeremiah — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:26:10 -0700

Oregon is about to become the first Western state to permit its farmers to grow industrial hemp.

But there are a couple of problems to be confronted before Oregon becomes a Hemptopia by the Pacific:

It’s still an illegal crop, according to the federal government.

Oregon wasn’t an ideal place to grow hemp the first time it was legal. And it won’t be the next time, either.

Bring Hemp Farming Back To Its Rightful Place in America

jeremiah — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:20:52 -0700

Growth of the hemp market is fueling the legislative and economic energy that has been evident in 2009. After years of enduring artificial obstacles by the federal government and antiquated laws, the U.S. hemp industry had been stunted and relegated to a small part of the natural products industry. The market, however, is about to explode into a new era for industrial hemp and the natural products industry as a whole.

Honor Our Hemp-Raising Patriot Heroes

jeremiah — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:59:29 -0700

It is our patriotic duty to honor our Founding Heroes, America’s greatest hemp growers.

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison---virtually all Revolutionary Americans who had access to land---embraced hemp’s critical role in our early economy.

Accordingly, they raised it in mass quantities.

We must now honor them by demanding its immediate legalization, to save our economy and our ecology.

Hemp Bringing Highs to Farmers’ Lows

jeremiah — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:23:12 -0700

100 Mile area farmers are on the cutting edge of local diversification. They’re working with industrial hemp, a crop that was grown for thousands of years before the government banned it.

“The word hemp was being used for medicinal or illegal drug side so it got a bad rap. The government said OK, just quit the whole thing altogether,” said Erik Eising, the hemp coordinator hired by the District of 100 Mile House through the Hemp Steering Committee.

Why You Should Add Hemp and Tempeh To Your Meal

jeremiah — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:12:50 -0700

The highly versatile soybean (the cornerstone of tempeh) and the nutty (and yes, legal) hemp are two current food trends that are turning heads due to their amazing health benefits.

The Big Bhang

jeremiah — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:17:05 -0700

For centuries cannabis' complex relationship with the early days of Hinduism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism, Judism, Christianity, and Islam has been shrouded in mystery. But thanks to Chris Bennett's relentless research, it appears the plant had a powerful impact on them all.

Hemp Could Be Key To Zero-Carbon Houses

jeremiah — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:46:55 -0700

A house made of hemp on on Saltspring Island in British Columbia.Hemp, a plant from the cannabis family, could be used to build carbon-neutral homes of the future to help combat climate change and boost the rural economy, say researchers at the University of Bath.

A consortium, led by the BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials based at the University, has embarked on a unique housing project to develop the use of hemp-lime construction materials in the UK.

Chinese Officials Promote Growing of Hemp

jeremiah — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:31:15 -0700

Officials in southwest China's Yunnan Province are promoting the cultivation of hemp for industrial use to increase the income of local residents.

A hemp fiber processing factory with an annual capacity of 2,000 tonnes began production yesterday in Menghai County in Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna, a mountainous region in Yunnan.

Canadian Hemp Factory to Create Jobs, Green Energy, and Economic Stimulus

jodie — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:47:08 -0800

After nearly 10 years of research and development in industrial hemp, Stonehedge Bio- Resources Inc. of Sterling is ready to lead the way in commercializing hemp in North America. Building on a business case developed through the Eastern Lake Ontario Regional Innovation Network (ELORIN), Stonehedge is now set to establish a bioprocessing facility in Eastern Ontario to serve North American markets.

Obama Has the Chance to Be Another FDR

jeremiah — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:09:33 -0800

The parallels between the 1933 coming of Franklin Roosevelt and the upcoming inauguration of Barack Obama must include the issue of Prohibition: alcohol in 1933, and marijuana today. As FDR did back then, Obama must now help end an utterly failed, socially destructive, reactionary crusade.

Cannabis Hemp - The New Oil Fields?

jeremiah — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:33:42 -0800

A Canadian hemp farmer brings down a harvest to sell just 20 miles over the border in Dakota, US, where the same crop is a "Schedule 1 Narcotic".British Cannabis Lobby demands UK government acknowledge hemp's potential as a renewable resource and medicine.

The British Cannabis Lobby is to write to the UK government, over what its calling the "gross mishandling" of the nation.

CC17: Hemp Bust in Nicaragua

karlis — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:22:07 -0700

The Canadians who founded Hemp Agro International, a Vancouver andOntario-based company, thought they were going to make money by helpingpeople and the environment.

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karlis — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:22:00 -0700

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US Federal Court Rejects Industrial Hemp Farmers' Lawsuit Against the DEA

karlis — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Hemp farming would be a huge industry for AmericaTwo North Dakota farmers, who filed a federal lawsuit in June to end the US Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) ban on commercial hemp farming in the United States, had their case dismissed by federal Judge Daniel Hovland.

North Dakota Farmers File Lawsuit Against DEA to Grow Hemp

karlis — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Hemp farming is a valuable industryTwo North Dakota farmers filed a lawsuit today in U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota in an effort to end the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) obstruction of commercial hemp farming in the United States.