Industrial Hemp (Agriculture)

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Sioux fight Feds, this time over hemp Sioux fight Feds, this time over hemp: By Jon Bonné, MSNBC. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.msnbc.com/news/616149.asp Bill to Legalize Hemp Growing Introduced Again in Legislature Bill to Legalize Hemp Growing Introduced Again in Legislature: By Jake Bleed, Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald Bureau. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.omaha.com/index.atp?u_div=3&u_hdg=0&u_sid=54631 Hemp bill up in smoke Hemp bill up in smoke: By Alexa Aguilar, Daily Egyptian, The Southern Illinois University at Carbondale's student-run, community newspaper. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.dailyegyptian.com/fall00/11-29-00/hemp.html Cloudy fate awaits hemp bill Cloudy fate awaits hemp bill: By Anne Marie Tavella, Daily Egyptian, The Southern Illinois University at Carbondale's student-run, community newspaper. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.dailyegyptian.com/spring01/01-18-01/hemp.html Industrial Hemp Petition Industrial Hemp Petition: Full text of petition to the US Department of Agriculture and Drug Enforcement Administration to adopt regulations permitting industrial hemp cultivation. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.rca-info.org/indhemp.html Volesky seeks to legislate industrial hemp Volesky seeks to legislate industrial hemp: By Robert Pore, the Plainsman. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=1309853&BRD=1128&PAG=461&dept_id=97933&rfi=6 Letter to the DEA Letter to the DEA: By Anita Roddick, OBE, founder and co-chair, The Body Shop. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.globalhemp.com/News/2000/August/the_body_shop.shtml Ralph Nader on Industrial Hemp Ralph Nader on Industrial Hemp: Ralph Nader's column In the Public Interest: This week's topic "The DEA should get out of regulating hemp agriculture." (Industrial Hemp) http://www.sfbg.com/nader/95.html The Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance / Alliance Commerciale Canadienne du Chanvre The Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance / Alliance Commerciale Canadienne du Chanvre: A non-profit national group of hemp processors, marketers, farmers, and information specialists. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.hemptrade.ca/ Material possibilities Material possibilities: Proponents say industrial hemp should be legalized for agricultural production. By Jim Witty and Joan Conrow, Honolulu, Hawaii Star-Bulletin. (Industrial Hemp) http://starbulletin.com/96/07/23/business/story3.html Hemp a possible solution to environmental concerns, low crop prices Hemp a possible solution to environmental concerns, low crop prices: By George Green, The Daily Nebraskan, the official student produced publication for the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.dailyneb.com/texis/scripts/vnews/newspaper/+/ART/2000/11/06/3a062cc99?inarc=1 The Natural Industrial Resource Petition The Natural Industrial Resource Petition: Petition encouraging the US to comply with the 1961 United Nations Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs in respect to cultivation of industrial hemp. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.petitiononline.com/NIRP/petition.html Hemp's Home on the Internet Hemp's Home on the Internet: History of the plant, its cultivation today, and promotion of it as a crop in the United States. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.hemp.com Industrial Hemp Movement Growing Industrial Hemp Movement Growing: An article by the National Drug Strategy Network, an anti-drug organization, showing industrial hemp in a positive light, implicitly supporting it (Industrial Hemp) http://www.ndsn.org/FEB97/HEMP.html Hemp-legalization proponents display products at conference Hemp-legalization proponents display products at conference: By Charles Wolfe, Associated Press. The story is about the Midway College Industrial Hemp Conference in Kentucky. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.kentuckyconnect.com/heraldleader/news/111800/localdocs/18hemp.htm Hemp Conspiracy Hemp Conspiracy: A true story of state corruption and individual consequence. Site features something for the interested to the most seasoned cannabis researcher. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.hempconspiracy.com/ Hemp crop study comes up for vote in Illinois Hemp crop study comes up for vote in Illinois: By Nancy Chesley, Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa. (Industrial Hemp) http://qctimes.com/rednews/2001/01/07/build/state/STORY3S.html Some see profit in Hawaii hemp Some see profit in Hawaii hemp: By Malia Zimmerman, PBN Staff Reporter. Pacific Business News (Honolulu). (Industrial Hemp) http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/1999/07/12/story3.html Legalizing hemp back in spotlight Legalizing hemp back in spotlight: By Mark Schaver, The Courier-Journal. Woody Harrelson in the news. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/1999/9910/15/991015hemp.html The Colorado Hemp Production Act of 1995 The Colorado Hemp Production Act of 1995: by Thomas J. Ballanco. Published in: University of Colorado Law Review, Volume 66, Issue 4 (1995). (Industrial Hemp) http://www.hempfood.com/hempact95.html Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1856 Edition - Hemp Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1856 Edition - Hemp: An objective 19th century description of hemp, its origins, and imports to the UK from a time before it was made illegal in the United States. (Industrial Hemp) http://fornits.com/curiosity/hemp/hemp1856.htm Hemp bill clears one test Hemp bill clears one test: By Nancy Chesley, Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa. (Industrial Hemp) http://qctimes.com/rednews/2001/01/10/build/state/VHEMP.html Fornits' Industrial Hemp Archive Fornits' Industrial Hemp Archive: Very useful "resource" list of industrial hemp articles and sites. (Industrial Hemp) http://fornits.com/curiosity/hemp/ Industrial hemp measure goes before committee Industrial hemp measure goes before committee: By Ericka Schenck Smith, Missoulian State Bureau. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.missoulian.com/archives/index.inn?loc=detail&doc=/2001/February/03-210-news06.txt Hemp bill advances out of committee Hemp bill advances out of committee: By Ken Hambleton, Lincoln Journal Star. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.journalstar.com:80/nebraska?story_id=2263&date=20010202&past= Harrelson trial highlights benefits of industrial hemp.(Woody Harrelson) Harrelson trial highlights benefits of industrial hemp.(Woody Harrelson): By John S. Rausch , National Catholic Reporter. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1141/39_36/65774930/p1/article.jhtml?term=hemp Funded Research - USDA Record Funded Research - USDA Record: Alternative crops in North Dakota. Among the study topics is : Assess the market potential for hemp production. (Industrial Hemp) http://fundedresearch.cos.com/cgi-bin/USDA/getRec?9177610 Tom Hemp Tom Hemp: Running commentary on hemp news around the world and all things related to hemp. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.tomhemp.com/ Industrial hemp not really a demon weed Industrial hemp not really a demon weed: By Becky Somerville, Gazette Staff. University of Western Ontario, Canada. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.gazette.uwo.ca/1999/October/28/Campus_and_Culture1.htm Legalization of hemp debated Legalization of hemp debated: By Ken Hambleton, Lincoln Journal Star. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.journalstar.com:80/nebraska?story_id=2170&past= North American Industrial Hemp Council North American Industrial Hemp Council: The comprehensive information source for the North American hemp industry. Learn all about industrial hemp and its many uses. Banning the growing of this product is like banning both corn and cotton. (Industrial Hemp) http://naihc.org/ Hemp ban lifted Hemp ban lifted: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation News. (Industrial Hemp) http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/1998/02/26/hemp980226 The war against hemp The war against hemp: By Nina Willdorf, The Boston Phoenix. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/top/features/documents/02219273.htm Hemp good for Iowa Hemp good for Iowa: By Editorial Board, Iowa State Daily. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.iowastatedaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2001/01/25/3aa93d2f0fcad?in_archive=1 Tribe gets hemp gift Tribe gets hemp gift: By Peter Baniak, Herald-Leader Frankfort Bureau. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.kentuckyconnect.com/heraldleader/news/112900/statedocs/29hemp.htm Ky. House backs hemp research - Bill OK'd to explore future of crop Ky. House backs hemp research - Bill OK'd to explore future of crop: Associated Press story, The Cincinnati Enquirer. (Industrial Hemp) http://enquirer.com/editions/2001/02/15/loc_ky_house_backs_hemp.html It is time to separate reality from rhetoric It is time to separate reality from rhetoric: By Louie B. Nunn, Commentary in The Lexington Herald-Leader. Editor's note: Republican Louie B. Nunn was the governor of Kentucky. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.kentuckyconnect.com/heraldleader/news/021901/commentarydocs/219nunn.htm Putting Cannabis Into Cars: March 97 Putting Cannabis Into Cars: March 97: Popular Mechanics story about Industrial Hemp in automobile parts. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.popularmechanics.com/popmech/sci/tech/9703TUMTRM.html Vermont State Auditor - Cannabis Eradication Report Vermont State Auditor - Cannabis Eradication Report: Final report written by Edward S. Flanagan, State Auditor. Report finds that a large percentage of cannabis eradicated is feral hemp. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.state.vt.us/sao/reviews/reviews1998_cannabiseradication.htm TestPledge TestPledge: Trace THC standards for shelled hempseed and hemp oil. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.testpledge.com/ Text of Appeal No. 99-1082 Text of Appeal No. 99-1082: New Hampshire Hemp Council, Inc. v. Marshall, Acting Administrator, United States Drug Enforcement Administration (1/28/2000, No. 99-1082), United States Court of Appeals, For the First Circuit. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.law.emory.edu/1circuit/jan2000/99-1082.01a.html Acts of the 1999-2000 Vermont Legislature - Vermont J.R.S. 98 Acts of the 1999-2000 Vermont Legislature - Vermont J.R.S. 98: Text of the Vermont joint resolution urging the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Congress to reconsider federal policies that restrict the cultivation and marketing of Industrial Hemp and r (Industrial Hemp) http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2000/acts/ACTR333.HTM Donated truckload of Canadian hemp coming to Pine Ridge Donated truckload of Canadian hemp coming to Pine Ridge: By Peter Baniak, Herald-Leader Frankfort Bureau and Heidi Belle Gease, Journal Staff Writer. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/archives/index.inn?loc=detail&doc=/2000/November/29-699-news01.txt Oregon Senate Bill 89 Oregon Senate Bill 89: Relating to industrial hemp; creating new provisions; amending ORS 475.005, 475.992, 475.999 and 561.144; and appropriating money. 71st Oregon Legislative Assembly--2001 Regular Session. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.leg.state.or.us/01reg/measures/sb0001.dir/sb0089.intro.html Restoring hemp to natural place in Japan's culture Restoring hemp to natural place in Japan's culture: By Angela Jeffs, The Japan Times. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20021109a1.htm Use Of Marijuana For Industrial Purposes Use Of Marijuana For Industrial Purposes: Abstract: DEA is planning to publish three rules simultaneously in the Federal Register regarding the status of products manufactured from the cannabis plant. It is anticipated that the three rules will be as follows. (Industrial Hemp) http://frwebgate5.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi?WAISdocID=026242931+0+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve Iowa Legislators consider legalizing hemp Iowa Legislators consider legalizing hemp: By Wendy Weiskircher, Iowa State Daily. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.iowastatedaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2001/01/25/3aa93d36bfc05?in_archive=1 Air Force Drug-Use Program Threatened Air Force Drug-Use Program Threatened: By Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Stanley, Air Force Press News The Communicator, Air Force Personnel Center Vol. 8, No. 08. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/pubaffairs/comm/comm99/01/comm0128.htm Industrial Hemp as an Alternative Pulp for Paper Industrial Hemp as an Alternative Pulp for Paper: By Sara Marinucci, Lewis and Clark College. Senior Thesis for Environmental Studies, April 24, 1998. The paper pulp industry is a major cause of deforestation and water pollution. Industrial hemp can be a cleaner complement for or alternative to paper pul (Industrial Hemp) http://www.cnnw.net/~smarinucci/index.html President Bush Names Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy President Bush Names Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy: The White House, Office of the Press Secretary. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/05/20010510-1.html The Drug War Comes to the Rez The Drug War Comes to the Rez: When Alex White Plume planted a field full of industrial-grade hemp, he hoped that his crop might lift his family and community out of poverty. Then the DEA came to Pine Ridge. By Leora Broydo, Mother Jones. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.motherjones.com/news_wire/pineridge_hemp.html Woody Harrelson acquitted of marijuana charge Woody Harrelson acquitted of marijuana charge: By Steve Bailey, Associated Press Writer. This is a longer version of the story. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2000/08/24/state2041EDT0239.DTL Coloradan to aid actor in hemp trial Coloradan to aid actor in hemp trial: By John Sanko, Denver Rocky Mountain News Capitol Bureau. Former Colorado lawmaker Lloyd Casey to help Woody Harrelson. (Industrial Hemp) http://insidedenver.com:80/news/0823case7.shtml United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961: as amended by the 1972 Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961. Article 28 states: 2. This Convention shall not apply to the cultivation of the cannabis plant exclusively for industrial purposes (fibre and seed) or horticultural pu (Industrial Hemp) http://www.incb.org/e/conv/1961/articles_II.htm#28 DEA Clarifies Status of Hemp in the Federal Register DEA Clarifies Status of Hemp in the Federal Register: DEA News Release. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/pressrel/pr100901.html House bill would allow hemp study by universities House bill would allow hemp study by universities: Legislative Briefs, The Lexington Herald-Leader. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.kentuckyconnect.com/heraldleader/news/021501/legisdocs/15leg-briefs.htm The Honourable Senator Lorna Milne The Honourable Senator Lorna Milne: News, past and current speeches, biography, Canadian Senate information, and a good links page. Includes Industrial Hemp legalization history. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.sen.parl.gc.ca/lmilne/ Woody Harrelson Tests Kentucky Law, Risking Jail for Farmers Woody Harrelson Tests Kentucky Law, Risking Jail for Farmers: By Charles Beal, Esq., McCoy & West. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.hemptech.com/cgi-bin/hempNEWsmaker/home.cgi?read=712 ATF Policy for beverage alcohol products made with hemp or hemp components ATF Policy for beverage alcohol products made with hemp or hemp components: ATF News, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.atf.treas.gov/press/breakingnews/fy01/040700hemp.htm UI (University of Illinois) may begin study of industrial hemp UI (University of Illinois) may begin study of industrial hemp: By Kate Clements, The News-Gazette, Springfield, Illinois. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.news-gazette.com/ngsearch/story.cfm?number=8623 NAIHC Position Paper - Separating the Marijuana and Industrial Hemp Issues NAIHC Position Paper - Separating the Marijuana and Industrial Hemp Issues: A clear, well written paper on legalizing Industrial Hemp. (Industrial Hemp) http://naihc.org/hemp_information/naihc_position_paper.html Hempology - Hemp History Hempology - Hemp History: Features historical documents, photos and information relating to hemp. An excellent resource with a lot of hard to find information. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.hempology.org/ Hemp it up Hemp it up: Homegrown hemp aspires to be soybean of new millennium. By Jennifer Bain, Food writer, The Toronto Star. Story includes recipes. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.thestar.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=979061489005&call_page=TS_Food&call_pageid=968867496431&call_pagepath=Entertainment,Life/Food The University of Vermont Legislative Research Shop The University of Vermont Legislative Research Shop: Viability of Industrial Hemp. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.uvm.edu/~vlrs/doc/hemp.htm Legislature should resurrect hemp research bill Legislature should resurrect hemp research bill: Editorial opinion in the Lexington, Kentucky Herald-Leader urging passage of House Bill 855, an industrial hemp research authorization bill. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.kentuckyconnect.com/heraldleader/news/112200/editorialdocs/1122hemp-1.htm Hemp: A New Crop with New Uses for North America Hemp: A New Crop with New Uses for North America: The single most useful page on hemp on the Internet. By Ernest Small and David Marcus. Reprinted from: Trends in new crops and new uses. 2002. p. 284–326. J. Janick and A. Whipkey (eds.). ASHS Press, Alexandria, VA. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ncnu02/v5-284.html Audubon Magazine - Legalize It! Audubon Magazine - Legalize It!: Questions why, when it is grown in 32 other countries, hemp is still illegal in the United States. (Industrial Hemp) http://magazine.audubon.org/incite/incite9911.html Kentucky hemp helps Oglala Sioux building project Kentucky hemp helps Oglala Sioux building project: By David Melmer, Indian Country Today. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.star-telegram.com:80/news/doc/1047/1:BPAGE24/1:BPAGE241218100.html Support hemp research Support hemp research: Editorial opinion in the Lexington, Kentucky Herald-Leader urging passage of House Bill 100, an industrial hemp research authorization bill. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.kentuckyconnect.com/heraldleader/news/021001/editorialdocs/210notebook-1.htm Our Word - Hemp Our Word - Hemp: Editorial, Daily Egyptian, The Southern Illinois University at Carbondale's student-run, community newspaper. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.dailyegyptian.com/spring01/01-18-01/editorial.html Hemp bill heads to Ryan's desk Hemp bill heads to Ryan's desk: By Diane M. Komiskey, Journal-Standard Reporter, Freeport, Illinois (Industrial Hemp) http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=1259560&BRD=1624&PAG=461&dept_id=57111&rfi=8 Petition to United Nations High Commissioner and General Assembly Petition to United Nations High Commissioner and General Assembly: Petition encouraging the United Nations to amend the 1961 United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs to include controls on worldwide growing of industrial hemp in respect to Article 28, section 2. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.petitiononline.com/hconspir/petition.html Hempsters Go to Washington Hempsters Go to Washington: By Mari Kane, North Bay Bohemian. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/10.24.02/hemp-0243.html Merits of industrial hemp debated in committee Merits of industrial hemp debated in committee: By Gwen Tietgen, The Daily Nebraskan, University of Nebraska - Lincoln. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.dailyneb.com/texis/scripts/vnews/newspaper/+/ART/2001/01/24/3a6e6b952?inarc=1 Illinois chose old stereotypes over economic potential Illinois chose old stereotypes over economic potential: Editorial, Daily Egyptian, The Southern Illinois University at Carbondale's student-run, community newspaper. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.dailyegyptian.com/fall00/11-30-00/hemped.html Move to legalize hemp grows in heartland Move to legalize hemp grows in heartland: By Craig Savoye, Special to The Christian Science Monitor. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/2001/02/13/fp2s1-csm.shtml Vote Hemp Vote Hemp: Registers voters online, educates about Industrial Hemp, provides online voter guide, and sends email Action Alerts. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.votehemp.com/ Official: Considering hemp could quiet opposition Official: Considering hemp could quiet opposition: By Warren Hastings, Concord Bureau, The Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News. (Industrial Hemp) http://www.theunionleader.com/Articles_show.html?article=12161&archive=1