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The case for hemp
A federal appeals court has taken a welcome move to prevent the Bush administration from further damaging the government’s credibility in the war on drugs. On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco temporarily blocked the Drug Enforcement Administration from enforcing a ban on food products containing hemp seed or oil.
The drug czar’s view of edible hemp
President Bush’s drug czar Tuesday ridiculed moves to bring edible hemp-based products to market such as cookies and potato chips, contending the industry is a “Trojan horse” for those who want to legalize drugs. “A lot of this is quite cynical,” John Walters, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, said at a meeting with reporters. He said the hemp industry’s fight to expand use of edible hemp products was being used to undermine American drug laws. “You cannot pretend there is not a broader issue of legalization behind this,” he said.
Top ranked triathlete eating enormous amounts of Hempola tests clean
Top ranked Canadian Triathlete, Harry Barnes eats HEMPOLA Cold Pressed Hempseed Oil to increase his athletic performance and speed up his recovery rates between workouts. Right now Harry is at the peak of his training and he is consuming as much as 6 ounces of HEMPOLA per day — this translates to 12 times the typical consumption rate. Along with the hempseed oil, Harry states, “I’m also eating 3 cups of hempseed flour per week and 2 cups of HEMPOLA pancakes per week. Plus I wash and shower using Hempola soap 3 or 4 times a day.”
Tree-free and recycled paper in the mainstream for Earth Day 2002
Consumers can celebrate Earth Day 2002 at more than 1,000 Staples^™ Superstores across the country by purchasing reams of newly-stocked Vanguard Recycled Plus, TM a 90% post-consumer waste, 10% nonwood paper manufactured by Living Tree Paper Company^™ (Eugene, Oregon). Expected to sell at a price point of $6.99, the versatile sheet is guaranteed for use in ink-jet printers, laser printers, and copiers and makes a beautiful business stationery.
U.S. State Department, DEA meets with hemp industry
Representatives of Kenex Ltd. and the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) met with various federal agencies at the U.S State Department this week regarding Kenex’s NAFTA action filed in January. Kenex filed notice of its intent to arbitrate under NAFTA chapter 11 in response to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) previously impeding and, through its recent ruling, seeking to effectively prevent Kenex from accessing American markets for its hemp food products.
Wyoming businessman glad court blocked DEA rules on hemp foods
The Wyoming developer of “Hemp Dip” said he is pleased a federal appeals court temporarily blocked a Drug Enforcement Administration rule banning the sale of food made with hemp. Mark Daly is founder of the Wyoming Snuff Co., which recently started manufacturing a snuff made of hemp. The ruling “has an amount of common sense,” he said.