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New crop hope for “Objective 1” farmers
Farmers from Objective 1 areas in Wales are showing keen interest in a £1.2m project to improve the yield and quality of hemp and flax enabling new materials like hanging basket liners and tree mats to be produced from the fibres. “This appears to be an exciting and timely project which could give some Welsh farmers the sort of help they desperately need towards their recovery from the foot and mouth crisis,” said Howard Stone, chairman of the Farmers’; Union of Wales arable land committee today.
Nicaragua faces Canadian lawsuit
Paul Wylie, a self-taught horticulturalist from Guelph, Ont., spent more than 11 months in a Nicaraguan prison after officials burned his industrial hemp crop and accused him of growing marijuana. He blames U.S. antidrug efforts, which make no distinction between hemp and marijuana, and U.S.-Nicaraguan politics, but he is setting out to make the Nicaraguan government pay.
Omniventures letter to Illinois Representatives
Governor Ryan vetoed both hemp research bills, SB 1397 and HB 3377, which passed the Illinois Legislature in 2001. The second bill met all his objections. Ironically, when the second veto was announced in early August, newspapers reported farmers in So. Illinois would grow “nicotine-free” tobacco, under contract, as a value-added crop. Tobacco with the nicotine removed is an acceptable value-added crop, yet our universities can’t even study removing THC from Cannabis sativa?
Proponents of hemp as a crop delay vote in Illinois
A plan to study hemp as a possible agricultural crop hit another snag Tuesday as proponents struggled to overturn a gubernatorial veto. The House debated, then postponed, a measure to authorize the University of Illinois to study legalizing hemp production for use in clothing and other materials. The bill passed this year, but Gov. George Ryan vetoed it. In floor debate, supporters talked about the potential economic benefits. But the sponsor, Rep. Ron Lawfer, R-Stockton, shelved his veto challenge before it was voted on.
School district petitions for rehearing of Cockrel decision
The Shelby County school district has responded to a appeals court decision that allows a Simpsonville Elementary teacher to sue for being fired after she invited actor Woody Harrelson to her class to promote the use of industrial hemp. Donna Cockrel claims her termination violated her First Amendment right of free speech.
Study shows hemp foods do not interfere with drug tests
This month’s issue of the Journal of Analytical Toxicology (JAT) includes the definitive study documenting that TestPledge standards for hemp seed and oil assure consumers that hemp foods will not interfere with confirmation drug-testing.
Teacher fired in hemp controversy wins federal appeal to reinstate suit
Donna Cockrel, the fifth-grade teacher whose pupils actor Woody Harrelson taught about the merits of industrial hemp, will have her day in court to argue that she was fired from Simpsonville Elementary School because of her controversial choice of guests.
The HIA is offering the new 2002 hemp calendar
The HIA 2002 Hemp Calendar is the first of it’s kind and will become a collector’s item. It includes relevant Hemp Dates throughout the year, lots of information and a variety of Hemp Photos...all printed on 25% Hemp & 75% recycled paper from Living Tree Paper.
Two to push for study of hemp as cash crop
With an American flag made of hemp in the background, two conservative Republican lawmakers said Tuesday they will push to have the state universities study making it a cash crop in Arizona. Sen. Darden Hamilton and Rep. Dean Cooley say that the less psychoactive version of marijuana could help keep agriculture alive in Arizona. They also said that other industries, like paper mills, could benefit from access to the fibers. But first they have to overcome the objections of Gov. Jane Hull who vetoed a similar measure last year even after approval by both the House and the Senate.
White Plume, Newland to speak at Chadron State College’s first “Hemp E
SoDakNORML president Bob Newland and member emeritus Alex White Plume will speak at Chadron State (NE) College’s first “Hemp Education Day” on Friday, Nov. 9, in Chadron, Nebraska. The public is invited.