The Traditional Medicines Congress (TMC)

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" Tracy " <tracyjones23

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 09:33:29 -0700 (PDT)

[Mr_Tracys_Corner] TMC

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Traditional Medicines Congress (TMC) comment period closes on June 30, 2006,

which is next week. There is not much time left for you to send in your

comments regarding this important draft proposal that will have strong impact on

the way herbs are sold in this country and which will impact how herbalists may

or may not practice. Every comment response will count, so please take time

before June 30th to send your comments in.

 

Please also include a request for extending the comment period until

October 30, 2006, as many folks have not been informed of this important

potential legislation and do not even know what is happening regarding this.

 

You can read the draft proposal by going to

http://www.traditionalmedicinecongress.com .

It's worth reading the entire document, because as I said earlier, this proposal

would definately impact herbal medicine and access to herbs in a significant

way, and in my humble opinion it will not at all be a positive step for

herbalism or herbal products sold in this country.

 

Other countries have passed, or are in the process of passing, similiar

legislation and so far the end results have been negative! This is not the way

I hope to see herbal medicine go in the 21st century.

 

You can post your comments to the TMC at either or both of these sites. I hope

that you will hurry and do so before the deadline passes.

 

http://www.traditionalmedicinescongress.com

TMCongressFeedback

 

 

Additionally,

 

We are pleased to announce the creation of the Herbal Forum web site

sponsored by the Herb Research Foundation (HRF).

 

The Herb Reserarch Foundation is non-profit and non-partisan, dedicated to

supporting herbal educaton and disseminating information.

 

Please consider also posting your comments to the TMC, along with any other

ideas and suggestions you might have regarding this important issue, on the HRF

site. A history of comments is being added to assist in the discussion process.

Please review this web-site when you have time. One of the goals of this site

is to faciliate

open communication on matters that affect the diverse herbal

community.

 

We hope you will all use this site to help keep us informed on issues that

impact herbalists and Herbalism, along with herbal products.

The HRF site is at

http://www.herbs.org/forum

 

You will find on-going comments on this sight from myself and other herbalists

like Michael Moore, Cynthia Pileggi, Cascade Anderson Geller, Rosemary Gladstar,

Paul Bergner, Mindy Green and many others.

 

You will also read the response comments from some of the supporting members of

the TMC like Michael Mcguffin of The American

Herbal Products Association and Roy Upton of the American Herbal

Pharmacoeopia and the American Herbalist Guild.

 

Thank you for your participation in this process. It is urgently

important.

 

With Green Thoughts,

Tammi Hartung

Herbalist, Organic Grower

Canon City, CO