CheckoutFormer governor Louie Nunn says he has neither met Woody Harrelson nor seen any of his films. But the former Republican governor likes the actor’s stand on hemp, and has offered to help represent Harrelson at his Aug. 24 trial for planting four hemp seeds in a Lee County field four years ago. Harrelson, 38, is charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession.
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Monthly Archives: June 2000
Woody Harrelson Puts Trusts in Jurors for Kentucky Hemp Challenge
Woody Harrelson commented that, “I have made the decision to go to trial because I believe Kentucky farmers should have the same freedom to grow industrial hemp as farmers in Canada, England, France and even China. I feel comfortable putting my fate in the hands of the people of Kentucky believing six of my peers will see the absurdity of this law and refuse to send me to jail.”
Trial set for hemp advocate Woody Harrelson
Actor Woody Harrelson goes on trial in August for planting four hemp seeds in his crusade to cultivate the plant for industrial use, but his lawyer said the evidence had disappeared like a puff of smoke.
No, marijuana and hemp are not ‘the same stuff’
While Mr Mueller’s letter is correct to state that cannabis has only one species, he is incorrect in his statement that marijuana and hemp are the same. While both hemp and marijuana are the same species (cannabis sativa), they are never grown interchangeably.
Adams County Farm Bureau Agri Newsletter
Presently, the U.S. imports all of its industrial hemp from Canada and thirty-two other forein nations. This is a product that can be efficiently produced in this country, providing not only an alternative crop, but jobs for American workers. Therefore, we will aggressively pursue actions necessary to require the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to issue permits to US producers allowing the production of industrial hemp.
Actor Woody Harrelson is scheduled for trial in August on a drug charge
The case began as a challenge to a Kentucky law that makes no distinction between marijuana and hemp. It went all the way to the state Supreme Court, where all seven justices reversed lower court rulings and said the law is constitutional. Now comes the Aug. 24 trial.
HIA 7th Annual Convention & Canadian Outdoor Farm Show 2000
The seventh annual general meeting of hemp industry executives will take place at the Ecology Retreat Center near Toronto. Following will be an opportunity to display, vend products, and promote industrial hemp at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock.
Weaving Technology to Dye For
The technique of weaving cloth first arrived in Japan from China around 300 B.C. After archaeologists found 40 tectile fragments from the first century B.C. to the third century A.D. on the island of Kyushu, a Kyoto Institute of Technology team decided to use traditional methods to re-create the original silk and hemp fabrics.