Guest guest Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Farm Scene Hemp Farming By DON THOMPSON, Associated Press Writer Thursday, August 17, 2006 Printable Version Email This Article (08-17) 05:42 PDT Sacramento, Calif. (AP) -- California farmers could legally grow industrial hemp under a bill approved by the state Senate that distinguishes it from a widely grown distant cousin: marijuana. Hemp " bears no more resemblance to marijuana than a poodle bears to a wolf, " said Sen. Tom McClintock, a Republican. " You would die from smoke inhalation before you would get high. " He said industrial hemp was improperly lumped into the ban on marijuana in 1937 after it had been grown commercially for decades by American farmers, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. The legislation, which passed 26-13 and now goes back to the Assembly, would require that the hemp crop be tested before harvesting to make sure it has only a trace amount of tetrahydrocannabinols, or THC, the drug in marijuana. No matter the concentration of THC, hemp currently can't be legally grown in the United States without a difficult-to-get permit from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The bill attempts to avoid federal restrictions by requiring farmers to sell the hemp only to California processors to avoid any interstate commerce that could bring federal intervention. The crop can be used in a variety of products, including clothing, cosmetics, food, paper, rope, jewelry, luggage, sports equipment and toys. As food, supporters say it is high in essential fatty acids, protein, B vitamins and fiber. The Office of National Drug Control Policy has opposed legalizing hemp cultivation, saying hemp crops could be used to hide marijuana cultivation by mixing the two plants in the field. The Senate debate produced a bumper crop of California stereotype jokes, several aimed at McClintock, an outspoken conservative who carried the bill in the Senate for it author, liberal Democratic Assemblyman Mark Leno of San Francisco. " There must be some mistake, " Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, a Democrat, told McClintock, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor. " You'll get a parade in San Francisco. " " Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. ... Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country. " - General Herman Goering, President of German Reichstag & Nazi Party, Commander of Luftwaffe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 HI Fraggle It is already quite a big crop here in the UK, which makes sense as you can make almost anything out of hemp. Jo , fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: > > Farm Scene Hemp Farming > By DON THOMPSON, Associated Press Writer > > Thursday, August 17, 2006 > > > Printable Version > Email This Article > > > > > (08-17) 05:42 PDT Sacramento, Calif. (AP) -- > > > California farmers could legally grow industrial hemp under a bill approved by the state Senate that distinguishes it from a widely grown distant cousin: marijuana. > > > Hemp " bears no more resemblance to marijuana than a poodle bears to a wolf, " said Sen. Tom McClintock, a Republican. " You would die from smoke inhalation before you would get high. " > > > He said industrial hemp was improperly lumped into the ban on marijuana in 1937 after it had been grown commercially for decades by American farmers, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. > > > The legislation, which passed 26-13 and now goes back to the Assembly, would require that the hemp crop be tested before harvesting to make sure it has only a trace amount of tetrahydrocannabinols, or THC, the drug in marijuana. > > > No matter the concentration of THC, hemp currently can't be legally grown in the United States without a difficult-to-get permit from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The bill attempts to avoid federal restrictions by requiring farmers to sell the hemp only to California processors to avoid any interstate commerce that could bring federal intervention. > > > The crop can be used in a variety of products, including clothing, cosmetics, food, paper, rope, jewelry, luggage, sports equipment and toys. As food, supporters say it is high in essential fatty acids, protein, B vitamins and fiber. > > > The Office of National Drug Control Policy has opposed legalizing hemp cultivation, saying hemp crops could be used to hide marijuana cultivation by mixing the two plants in the field. > > > The Senate debate produced a bumper crop of California stereotype jokes, several aimed at McClintock, an outspoken conservative who carried the bill in the Senate for it author, liberal Democratic Assemblyman Mark Leno of San Francisco. > > > " There must be some mistake, " Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, a Democrat, told McClintock, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor. " You'll get a parade in San Francisco. " > > > " Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. ... Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country. " > - General Herman Goering, President of German Reichstag & Nazi Party, Commander of Luftwaffe > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 anything made out of hemp here in the colonies at this time has to be imported from outside the US >heartwerk <jo.heartwork >Aug 17, 2006 11:37 PM > > Re: hemp to the future > >HI Fraggle > >It is already quite a big crop here in the UK, which makes sense as >you can make almost anything out of hemp. > >Jo > > , fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: >> >> Farm Scene Hemp Farming >> By DON THOMPSON, Associated Press Writer >> >> Thursday, August 17, 2006 >> >> >> Printable Version >> Email This Article >> >> >> >> >> (08-17) 05:42 PDT Sacramento, Calif. (AP) -- >> >> >> California farmers could legally grow industrial hemp under a bill >approved by the state Senate that distinguishes it from a widely >grown distant cousin: marijuana. >> >> >> Hemp " bears no more resemblance to marijuana than a poodle bears to >a wolf, " said Sen. Tom McClintock, a Republican. " You would die from >smoke inhalation before you would get high. " >> >> >> He said industrial hemp was improperly lumped into the ban on >marijuana in 1937 after it had been grown commercially for decades by >American farmers, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. >> >> >> The legislation, which passed 26-13 and now goes back to the >Assembly, would require that the hemp crop be tested before >harvesting to make sure it has only a trace amount of >tetrahydrocannabinols, or THC, the drug in marijuana. >> >> >> No matter the concentration of THC, hemp currently can't be legally >grown in the United States without a difficult-to-get permit from the >U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The bill attempts to avoid >federal restrictions by requiring farmers to sell the hemp only to >California processors to avoid any interstate commerce that could >bring federal intervention. >> >> >> The crop can be used in a variety of products, including clothing, >cosmetics, food, paper, rope, jewelry, luggage, sports equipment and >toys. As food, supporters say it is high in essential fatty acids, >protein, B vitamins and fiber. >> >> >> The Office of National Drug Control Policy has opposed legalizing >hemp cultivation, saying hemp crops could be used to hide marijuana >cultivation by mixing the two plants in the field. >> >> >> The Senate debate produced a bumper crop of California stereotype >jokes, several aimed at McClintock, an outspoken conservative who >carried the bill in the Senate for it author, liberal Democratic >Assemblyman Mark Leno of San Francisco. >> >> >> " There must be some mistake, " Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, >a Democrat, told McClintock, the Republican nominee for lieutenant >governor. " You'll get a parade in San Francisco. " >> >> >> " Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, >nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. >But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the >policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, >whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a >parliament, or a communist dictatorship. ... Voice or no voice, the >people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is >easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and >denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the >country to danger. It works the same in any country. " >> - General Herman Goering, President of German Reichstag & Nazi >Party, Commander of Luftwaffe >> > > > > > > > >To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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