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99HEMP Issues’s Rope Not Dope
In November, Alaskans will have the opportunity to vote on an initiative, known as 99HEMP, to legalize the various derivatives of cannabis sativa. If the measure passed, it would legalize marijuana cultivation, possession and use. It also would make it possible for Alaskans to grow 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.
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 U.S. producers allowing the production of industrial hemp.
After Oil – Fuel from the Farms?
Although the world’s petroleum supplies have turned out to be far greater than some pessimists believed a few decades ago, sooner or later oil will inevitably be either hard to get or outrageously expensive—or both.
An Agricultural Opportunity
And there’s a reason I’m ranting about hemp today. A recent increase in newsprint prices put newspapers—ours included—in a headlock. As a result, we’re all watching our bottom lines even closer than usual, and we’re cutting out some of the extra expenses.
Beauty and the beach
Less is more when you’re travelling abroad. Claire Roberts shows you how to pack for perfection, not bulk. Supermodels like Cindy Crawford are never laden down with a make-up bag full of cosmetics when they travel. Yet they still manage to look gorgeous, whether lounging on the beach or partying. So how do they do it?
Canadian Outdoor Farm Show 2000
The Hemp Industries Association would like to extend an enthusiastic invitation to you, to join us in Canada for the Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ontario, September 12, 13, 14, 2000.
Case “not a precedent” Hemp argument unique: police
Police say they do not believe a precedent has been set by a Motueka man who successfully argued in court that the cannabis plants he was growing were not a drug. Even if other people adopted the argument of hemp advocate Stephen Burnett, this did not meant they would automatically succeed, police said.
Former governor offers aid to Woody Harrelson in hemp bust
Former 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.
Get Your Hemp Voter Guide
One would be hard-pressed these days to find an American oblivious to the dangers of deforestation or opposed to a feasible solution. Oddly enough, there is a very practical solution right in our midst with myriad economic and environmental benefits. So why are we still cutting down trees?