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Activists Denounce DEA Plan to Ban Hemp Foods, Federal Raid on Pine Ridge Reserv
Activists Denounce DEA Plan to Ban Hemp Foods, Federal Raid on Pine Ridge Reservation
Amnesty International’s Groovefest rocks U. Oklahoma
The vibes of the peace, love and rock ‘n’ roll filled Andrews Park on Sunday as Groovefest, a concert sponsored by the University of Oklahoma chapter of Amnesty International, took over the park.
Analysis: Hemp seizure by federal agents on Indian reservation prompts review of
A raid by federal agents on an Indian reservation in South Dakota is testing the limits of tribal sovereignty. Last month, DEA agents seized hemp plants being grown by the Oglala Sioux tribe on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Hemp is the same plant as marijuana. It’s illegal to grow without a special permit in the United States. But in 1988, the Oglala Sioux legalized industrial-grade hemp, and the tribe claims that they have the sovereign right to grow and use it. The case is now going to federal court and it could eventually change the legal status of industrial hemp.
Bamboo farming on wane
Villagers in all seven upazilas of the district are facing acute shortage of bamboo, one of the main materials for building houses in rural areas. Rural people usually build their huts with locally available materials like bamboo, rope, hemp and mud. On the other hand, corrugated iron sheets and wood are needed for semi-concrete houses. Most of the villagers live in bamboo-straw made cottages.
Bioneers 2000
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.
Book Review: A Friend of the Earth
In “A Friend of the Earth,” T.C. Boyle’s bleak vision of the future, the environmentalists are vindicated: Brazil is a desert country, most species are extinct and the biosphere has collapsed. Now everyone is living on the dark side of the moon.
China Develops Water-proof, Oil-proof Technology
China has developed a new technology that will keep textile goods from getting wet, tainted or dirty by such liquid material as water and oil.
Chinese COS Begin Construction of 2,500-Ton Fiber Production Line
A 2,500-ton hemp fiber production line, jointly funded by the Lanxi Ramie Raw Materials Company and the Jiamusi Hemp Machinery Manufacturing Plant, recently started construction in Lanxi County, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province.
CosmeticMall.com Signs Exclusive Partnerships with 13 Brands
Thirteen top beauty brands now offer online retail shopping from their websites exclusively through CosmeticMall.com
Crusading for Hemp
Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader joined people who want to grow and market industrial hemp today in criticizing federal agencies for making it difficult for farmers to grow the crop. Nader also spoke out against a recent raid on a South Dakota Indian reservation in which federal agents seized at least 2,000 plants described as industrial-grade hemp plants by the crop’s owner.