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A world without hemp foods: Why should we care?
The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has called for the removal of many hemp foods from American store shelves, giving February 6 as the deadline to destroy or remove the products from the US altogether. What is the reasoning behind these draconian measures? And why should we, the public, really care? Whether we consume hemp foods ourselves or not, there is a human rights issue involved when a government makes it illegal to eat an ancient, harmless food. Not to mention the loss of the health benefits of hemp seed based on its unique and valuable nutritional profile.
Allard meets with Boulder constituents
Hemp, Cuba and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty were among the topics tackled by U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard on Thursday morning during one of his annual “town meetings.” About 50 people gathered in the auditorium at Boulder’s National Institute of Standards and Technology laboratories to ask questions of the Colorado Republican, who has committed to hold such meetings in every county in the state at least once a year.
Area residents make their predictions for 2002
Forget New Year’s resolutions. The best thing about a brand-new year is the temptation to get out the crystal ball. What will happen in 2002? Will be a fun year? A ho-hum year? A quiet year? A year no one will forget?
Barr urges administration to fight hemp
U.S. Representative Bob Barr (GA-7) is taking a strong, proactive stance against the spread and marketing of hemp products, and commended a recent decision by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) that ordered all hemp products off store shelves by February 6, 2002. In a letter sent today to DEA head, Asa Hutchinson, Barr also reaffirmed his strong support for the 1970 Controlled Substances Act, which clearly states the primary product in hemp is illegal.
Canadian company files NAFTA challenge to DEA hemp rule
Kenex, Ltd., a Canadian agro-firm that has been growing and processing hemp oil, seed and fiber products in Canada for distribution throughout the United States for the past five years, has filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. government under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Kenex is filing this NAFTA action because the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has previously impeded and, through its recent ruling, seeks to effectively prevent Kenex from accessing American markets for its hemp food products, on which the firm depends for over three-quarters of its business.
Canadian company will sue to prove hemp is not pot
Kenex, Ltd., a Canadian agricultural firm that grows and processes hemp oil, seed and fiber products in Canada for distribution throughout the United States, has filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. government under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Kenex is filing this NAFTA action because the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has previously impeded and, through its recent ruling, seeks to prevent Kenex from accessing American markets for its hemp food products, on which the firm depends for over three-quarters of its business.
Canadian producer sues U.S. over proposed DEA hemp ban
Its makers tout the substance as an excellent source of vitamin E, protein and fatty acids that can be added to everything from pretzels to ice cream. U.S. drug enforcement authorities say it’s part of a family of dangerous hallucinogens. Today, North America’s largest producer of hemp seed, Kenex Ltd. of Chatham, Ont., plans to file a $20-million-plus (U.S.) NAFTA lawsuit against the U.S. government, arguing that a looming ban would destroy its growing business in the United States, according to a copy of the filing obtained by The Globe and Mail.
DEA does homework on hemp foods after new rule announced
The Hemp Industries Association, representing over 250 companies and small businesses, learned last week that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has hired a Northern Virginia consulting firm to investigate the size and scope of the hemp foods market which has been doubling every year for the past five years and is presently estimated to be over $5 million annually. IFC Consulting contacted the HIA on behalf of the DEA for the first time, more than three months after the DEA announced a new rule that purports to ban hemp food products containing any infinitesimal trace THC beginning February 6th.
DEA hemp-ban deadline closes in
Makers of hemp food products in Sonoma County are scrambling to overcome the latest threat to their business: A looming Drug Enforcement Administration ban on hemp products containing even the smallest amounts of the hallucinogen THC. The agency announced in October it now intends to follow through on its order to ban all hemp food items from store shelves containing THC — tetrahydrocannabinol, the hallucinogenic substance found in marijuana and hemp. Deadline for compliance: Feb. 6.
DEA rules threaten to strangle hemp business
If the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has its way, Athens County retailer Don Wirtshafter could soon be out of business. “On Oct. 9, I went from being a entrepreneur to being one of the biggest drug dealers in the U.S.,” complained Wirtshafter, who runs the Ohio Hempery, a Guysville company that sells hemp-based products including food and clothing items. It’s the food products that have become a problem since a decision last year by the DEA to change how it looks at hemp merchandise.