-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- Agricultural prohibition and drug prohibition are intimately linked, and intrinsically UNCONSTITUTIONAL - based in legislation that facilitates higher profits and lack of competition in the industrial fiber market among others - and not merely co-incidentally pushes pricing and criminality of Marijuana into the same zone as Cocaine and Heroin - the preferred cash cows of the covert military/intelligence operations responsible for the $400 Billion /year of DrugProfits earned in the DrugWar. Firm and powerful coalitions between agricultural Hemp, Medical marijuana, civil rights groups, and those dedicated and courageous individuals who take the truth of organized smuggling HEAD-ON ... will continue to show great progress ! TELL THE TRUTH ! READ the Truth: http://www.drugwar.com http://speech.csun.edu/ben/news/cia/ http://www.dcia.com http://www.copvcia.com http://www.madcowprod.com http://www.druggingamerica.com/ Don't go here www.BushSucks.com it'll only redirect you to the party line.... the party where Big Bush was a Big Boss in the Dope Biz long before he got his two sons Governorships in the two biggest DOPE SMUGGLING states: Florida and Texas ... funny about that, huh ? "All in the Family" Please not another DOPE president.... Mena and the Arkansas state laundry must've taught us SOMETHING... no more drug addicts (or DRUG MONEY ADDICTS) for prez, ok? read on, then browse links above- sincerely, Dave Hartley http://www.Asheville-Computer.com/dave http://www.Asheville-Computer.com/issues Below, you will find today's newest postings to The Hemp News. This service is brought to you courtesy of http://www.hemptech.com ======================================== ARTICLE: South Dakota Lawmakers Explore Hemp's Potential as Cash Crop AUTHOR: Lance Nixon, Argus Leader, SD DATE: Monday, 31 January 2000, at 4:51 p.m. Weber said the bill seems to have a good many supporters in the House, and added that the real effect of the legislation would be to send a message to Washington to change federal policies on hemp. Pubdate: 1/31/00 South Dakota lawmakers will discuss this week whether industrial hemp is a potentially lucrative value added crop for farmers or a headache for law enforcement. The House Agriculture Committee takes up a proposal Tuesday that could open the door to hemp production in South Dakota. Supporters say hemp is the honest but misunderstood cousin of the illegal drug marijuana. The plant produces oil, seeds and a fiber that can be used to make clothing and other products. "This is an amazing plant and there's an amazing amount of stuff coming down the pike with this," said Watertown-area dairy farmer Joe Stein. "It's a value-added crop." There is one significant difference between hemp and marijuana, supporters say. Hemp doesn't pack enough of the chemical substance tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, to get someone high. Both plants are varieties of the same species, Cannabis sativa, which is a controlled substance in the United States regardless of its narcotic content. House Bill 1267 sanctions production of industrial hemp with a THC content of 1 percent or less. The bill adds that anyone harvesting, possessing or selling industrial hemp with a THC content greater than that is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor, although no violation will be prosecuted unless THC content is greater than 3 percent. But even as Rep. Robert Weber, R-Strandburg, introduced the bill last week, a recent report from U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service was downplaying hemp as a new crop for farmers, saying it's likely to remain a "small, thin market." The report pointed out that in Canada, where industrial hemp is legal, the 35,000 acres grown in 1999 oversupplied the North American market. The report adds that hemp oil has poor prospects because it has a short shelf life and can't be used for frying; that the hemp seed market is likely to remain small like the market for sesame and poppy seeds; and that the textile market for hemp fiber, judging by the textile demand for linen derived from the legal crop, flax, is not likely to be profitable. But Bob Newland of Hermosa -- a member of the Libertarian Party who has been pushing the issue with a series of postcards to state lawmakers in recent months -- counters that the market will develop if industrial hemp is legalized. Weber said the bill seems to have a good many supporters in the House, and added that the real effect of the legislation would be to send a message to Washington to change federal policies on hemp. "We're trying to get the federal government to back off and let us raise it like they do in Canada and some other places," he said. Nineteen other states have considered hemp legislation since 1995 and several have approved it. Minnesota and North Dakota allow production if farmers obtain permits from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. But law enforcement officers see some problems with the legislation -- one of them the fact that industrial hemp and marijuana look alike. "It sounds like an enforcement nightmare," said Lt. Mark Moberly of the narcotics section of the Sioux Falls Police Department. "How would you separate the hemp growers from the people who are growing marijuana for recreational use? The alleged difference is the THC level, which you cannot see with the naked eye." Moberly adds that the issue becomes more complicated because proponents of legalizing marijuana frequently piggy-back on the issue of legalizing industrial hemp. In South Dakota there's at least some basis to what Moberly says. Newland is president of the Mt. Rushmore State Chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws -- which is one reason he probably won't be testifying for the hemp bill in Pierre. "As a matter of fact, they have told me to stay home," Newland said. "The prime sponsor did say that I should not testify in favor of the bill because they (lawmakers) connect me with drug legalization." Stein, the Watertown farmer, finds hemp's kinship with marijuana unfortunate. "Hemp compared to marijuana is like comparing a Chihuahua with a pit bull. They're both dogs, but they're very different kinds of dogs." Reach reporter Lance Nixon at 331-2316 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================== ARTICLE: Santa Cruz Industrial Hemp Expo Opens Office Downtown Santa Cruz AUTHOR: Bob Lamonica, co-producer DATE: Monday, 31 January 2000, at 4:54 p.m. Live music, a hemp fashion show, a hemp house, a hemp camp display, hemp foods and beverages, educational and historical exhibits, workshops, videos, speakers and panel discussions are featured. Pubdate: January 27, 2000 Special Guest Wavy Gravy Booked For Both Days At 2000 Show The Santa Cruz Industrial Hemp Expo is gearing up for its third annual show, scheduled for May 13 and 14 at the Civic Auditorium in Santa Cruz, California. Over 75 booths are available for vendors at the 2000 show, which includes a major expansion on Church Street in front of the Civic. The Hemp Expo has opened an office at 224 Walnut Avenue, Suite C in downtown Santa Cruz. The new phone number is (831) 466-0500. The new fax line is (831) 466-0510. A sub-lease through the Hub for Sustainable Transportation, the space is ideally located a block away from the Civic Auditorium. Special Guest Wavy Gravy, AKA Hugh Romney, is living proof that the ideals and beliefs of a generation are being continued today. One of the 60's most colorful characters, Wavy Gravy is winner of the 1999 Creative Altruism Award presented by the Institute of Noetic Sciences, as well as numerous other recognitions of service, including the Arthur M. Sohcot Award for Dedicated Public Service. The Santa Cruz Industrial Hemp Expo provides a positive basis for public support of hemp reintroduction, with an open-to-the-public, trade-show based setting that is well organized and effectively promoted. Live music, a hemp fashion show, a hemp house, a hemp camp display, hemp foods and beverages, educational and historical exhibits, workshops, videos, speakers and panel discussions are featured. "The 2000 Santa Cruz Industrial Hemp Expo could be one of the most important events in the history of hemp reintroduction," says Tom Hemmer, Development Director. Now established as the dominant trade show for the developing hemp industry, vendors and hemp reintroduction advocates are drawn from around the world to Santa Cruz. For more information call the Hemp Expo's publicity voicemail at (831) 425-3003, or visit on the web at http://www.cruzexpo.com. Sponsor and vendor inquiries may call (831) 466-0500. ======================================== ARTICLE: The Hemp Commerce & Farming Report is Now Posted on the World Wide Web. AUTHOR: Arthur Hanks, The Hemp Commerce & Farming Report, Vancouver DATE: Monday, 31 January 2000, at 5:00 p.m. Published 10 times a year and available only on-line, each issue of the HCFR provides topical, well-researched and well-crafted information to participants in this growing industry. Pubdate: 1/31/00 QUOTEWORTHY: "The biggest threat to a viable industrial hemp crop and industry in Canada and the United States is the education, legislative regulations and management of THC in production of the crop and resultant products for market." (G. Scheifele, P. Dragla) WHAT'S IN OUR NEXT ISSUE: As we begin our second calendar year of publishing our next issue will feature lots of politics and regulatory discussion. Features in HCFR #8 will include: An astute analysis of the ONDCP/DEA's latest Hemp Freeze out by Dr. Alexander Sumach, an interview with Hawaii newsmakers Rep. Cynthia Thielan and Dr. David West, and a discussion of the cannabis cannabinoids THC and CBD by Gordon Scheifele and Peter Dragla. As well, we'll have lots of links, leads, news and research; lots of great content all in one package...another good read. POSITION YOUR COMPANY: Show your support for independent media, while getting great exposure for your company;consider a MARKETPLACE ad in the next HCFR for $20 CDN. It's a great way to position your company and URL. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] to place your ad in the next HCFR. Supporting advertiser and sponsorship positions are also available SUPPORTING ADVERTISERS THIS ISSUE: Fibrex Québec Inc., [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gen-X, [EMAIL PROTECTED] BioHemp Ltd., [EMAIL PROTECTED] HempWorld Inc., [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greenman Nonwood Papermill, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Canterra Seeds, [EMAIL PROTECTED] North American Industrial Hemp Council,[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tell them you saw their ad in the HCFR! NEXT ISSUE MAILING: We will let you know through email, no later than January 30th, when the issue is posted on the web and ready for browsing, reading, downloading and printing. The HCFR #8 will be found at these leading industrial hemp websites: Natural Hemphasis, Global Hemp, Hemp CyberFarm, Hemptrade, Hemppages, and Nonwoodpaper.com. Check out our back issues at: http://www.hemphasis.com/hcfr http://www.hemptrade.com/hcfr http://www.hemppages.com http://www.globalhemp.com/Media/Magazines/HCFR/ http://www.hempcyberfarm.com/hcfr More websites will be coming soon. If there are any webmasters out there who are posting our material, please email us and tell us about your site. ABOUT THE HCFR: The HCFR is a free electronic publication dedicated to the advancement and development of North America's new industrial hempindustry. Published 10 times a year and available only on-line, each issue of the HCFR provides topical, well researched and well-crafted information to participants in this growing industry. 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