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Navajo Nation Goes Hemp
The Navajo Nation Council did not approve the legalization of marijuana last week. Council Delegate Ervin Keeswood said the council only approved amendments to Navajo law, which distinguish between industrial hemp and marijuana. Keeswood, who sponsored the legislation on industrial hemp, said the distinction between the two is based on the percentage of tetrahydrocannabinol or THC. The council, in its July 20 resolution, stated, “It is high levels of THC that gives marijuana its hallucinogenic effect.”
New DEA Regulations Warning
I recently returned from Washington, DC where I met with Congress members and government officials about industrial hemp. I learned that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be publishing its new rules shortly in the Federal Register. This email is a warning to you in the industrial hemp industry, and I ask you to forward it to others who may be affected by these DEA regulations.
New Zealand Moving Towards A Legal Hemp Industry
In a statement to the media, New Zealand Customs Minister Phillida Bunkle has given her officials the go ahead to start negotiating with industry representatives to develop trial plots of industrial hemp. Minister Bunkle said that industrial hemp offered a unique opportunity for regional development in New Zealand.
Organise the organic dream
An eco-friendly career would do wonders for your self-esteem, but is the salary up to scratch? And does a green job mean a complete change in the way you work? Sandra Deeble reports
Planting of hemp moves step closer
Industrial hemp may soon be planted legally after an announcement from Customs Minister Phillida Bunkle that she agrees in principle to trials of the crop. Customs officials will meet industry representatives on August 21. “More work will need to be done on developing a framework for how the trials will be conducted and which Government agency will be responsible for controlling the trial plots through a licensing system,” Ms. Bunkle said.
Pot shots
Predatory at their core, High Times was successful in putting out of business my low-budget, highly respected journal, HempWorld, by launching a glossy, cheesy version called Hemp Times.
Potential for Growth
If marijuana is the black sheep of the cannabis clan, hemp is surely the chosen offspring. After being banished by government for about 60 years, it is suddenly legal and hip again. But everyone, from government officials to prospective producers, remains uncertain over how to handle the future of the wayward plant.
Prime: color and form again the norm
“Prime” at Tokyo Opera City is a magnificent demonstration of color, form and size. Sparse yet well displayed, this exhibition breathes freely and expressively in the high open space, which in Tokyo is a rare and valuable experience. Each artist is chosen to develop various aspects of curator Santo Oshima’s intention to distill the “primal” fundamentals of art by concentrating on color and form.
Progress on hemp frustratingly slow
The Green Party hopes that announcements today from Health Minister Annette King and Customs Minister Phillida Bunkle that hemp trials could start this summer spells the end of years of procrastination by Government politicians.
Republican Cynthia Thielen and Jerry L. Chang Join VoteHemp.com Legislative Coun
Republican Assistant House Header Cynthia Thielen and Democrat Jerry L. Chang both of the Hawaii legislature have agreed to sit on the VoteHemp.com Legislative Council. The council will be involved in creating the language and legislative processes to influence the deregulation of Industrial Hemp on the state and federal levels nation wide.