Monthly Archives: September 2000

Nader & LaDuke blast DEA proposed hemp food policy, raid in South Dakota

DEA reportedly will propose new restrictions on hemp food products, ignore plea by farmers and businesses to allow hemp crops in the US.

Hawaii Industrial Hemp Field Day

The Second Annual Hawaii Industrial Hemp Field Day is tentatively scheduled for Labor Day Weekend 2001 in Wahiawa.

Activists Denounce DEA Plan to Ban Hemp Foods, Federal Raid on Pine Ridge Reservation

Andy Kerr and Jeff Gain, board members of the North American Industrial Hemp Council, as well as Joe American Horse will be available afterward to answer questions.

Fall into denim jackets

It’s a great equalizer. An affordable accessory that puts us lowly mortals at level with the likes of Madonna and Cher. This year, the denim jacket has outperformed the pashmina shawl as the trendiest cover-up.

Bioneers 2000 Conference

This conference will include speakers, panels, mixers, dinners, and organizing meetings on a variety of topics from globalization and the environment to restoring the feminine and native american vision.

There is a great paradox about Cannabis sativa

There is a great paradox about Cannabis sativa and the dramatic pictures in Sunday’s Herald Whig of the police destroying large patches of “wild marijuana” reveal, unwittingly, a portion of it.

DEA recently approved the Seed Importation Permit, so the Project can continue

The good news is: Industrial hemp grows quickly and can be cultivated year-round in Hawaii. The bad news is: Hawaii’s fledgling industrial hemp research may soon be stymied by a lack of seed sources, since importation of hemp seeds is illegal under federal law.

Hemp festival Tuesday in Wahiawa

Legislators, government officials and agricultural experts will attend a celebration of Hawaii Industrial Hemp Field Day at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Wahiawa.

Hemp bad for marijuana growers, good for farmers

At a recent Heart of Illinois Sierra Club meeting, I asked the following question to both District 18 Rep. Ray LaHood and candidate Joyce Harant: “The State of Illinois has adopted resolution HR553, urging the U.S. Congress to acknowledge the difference between marijuana and industrial hemp, and to clearly authorize the commercial production of industrial hemp. What is your position on HR553?”