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Hemp

New Evidence That Hemp Causes Paranoia (In Prohibitionists). Drug Watch International Helps Us Again.
    Posted  2008-01-15 16:20:00  by Richard Cowan

Program Notes For The MarijuanaNews World Report for April 15, 2005 Farmers Want to Grow Hemp. Mexicans Suspected of Growing 65,000 Plants. 1,000,000 Fugitives. But Marijuana Users Take Priority
    Posted  2005-04-15 16:20:00  by Richard Cowan

Canadian Farmers May Be Big Winners As DEA Finally Gives Up On Banning Hemp Foods. Long-term Planning Now Possible.
    Posted  2004-09-29 16:20:00  by Richard Cowan

Victory for Hemp Shows Prohibitionist Have Problems With Mandatory Stupidity. The Prohibitionist Dilemma Is That They Are Addicted to Bad Arguments.
    Posted  2004-02-11 16:40:00  by Richard Cowan

NORML Conference Hemp Cheers News That Federal Appeals Court Blocks DEA Attempt to Ban Hemp Foods. Industry Optimistic That Courts Will Recognize Absurdity of “Rule.”
    Posted  2003-04-18 00:37:20  by Richard Cowan

UN Agency Tries to Get Swazis To Switch From Insangu To Hemp Cultivation. Weird, And Sad, But Interesting.
    Posted  2003-04-09 20:43:02  by Richard Cowan

The Irrationality of Hemp Seed Oil Policies in Canada -- Yes, Canada – And Australia Show that Marijuana Prohibition Is A Threat to Everyone.
    Posted  2001-04-24 20:38:20  by Richard Cowan

Hawaiian Representative Says DEA Plans to Ban Hemp Products Before Bush Takes Office.
    Posted  2000-12-18 16:42:08  by Richard Cowan



All News prior to introduction of News database. (Sun. Jan 16, 2000)

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Freedom has nothing to fear from the truth.

Hemp Pages Edited  By John E. Dvorak, Hempologist.

New Zealand NORML Founder Gets Great Publicity Wearing Hemp Suit
For Swearing In Ceremonies In Parliament. -- 2 Articles

Hawaii Gets DEA Permission To Grow Hemp Test Plot In Maximum Security,
Which Where They Want To Keep Hemp Users.
Alterna Issues Triumphant Press Release With Minimal Prohibitionist Propaganda

Customs Announcement On Hemp Imports:
It Would Now Be Legal To Import Bulk Canadian Hemp Into DEAland.

Meanwhile In New Zealand, The Narks and Bureaucrats Stall On Growing Hemp.
Founder Of Kiwi NORML, Now In Parliament, To Push Issue.

John Dvorak Launches Hempology.Org Resource Site For The Study Of Hemp

DEA Gives Up On Seizing Hempseed Granola Bars

Oakland High Schoolers Make Hemp Fashions. Will Be Sold On-line, Of Course.
A Fashion Show Called "Hempsations" On Sunday.

Hemp Industries Association Crows Over Beating DEA In Birdseed War. DEA Eats Crow.

Prohibitionist France Largest European Producer Of Hemp; EU Subsidies Reduced.

DEA Caves In And Allows Canadian Hempseed To Be Imported
After Blocking It Because Of Very Minute Traces of THC. What A Fiasco!

Swedish Prohibitionists Claim That
"Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Agriculture
have given the state's drug czar permission to conduct quarantined tests of marijuana-eating fungus."

DEAland Attack On Canadian Hemp Industry
Draws Sympathetic Coverage In Agricultural Press

Montana NORML Sues University To Get Info On Fungus Research

Canadian Government Arguments In Court Case Get Weird:
"Hemp Is Marijuana" Or Something Like That…
Another Item For The "We Couldn’t Make This Up" Files

Hemp Industries Association Creates Web Site
Hempembargo.Com To Oppose DEA Seizure of "Birdseed"

Ventura Writes Clinton About Hemp;
Announces Seminar For Farmers On Growing It.
Collision Course With DEA.  -- Letter and Press Release

Drop That Granola Bar And Come Out With Your Hands Up!
DEA’s Ludicrous War on Hemp Reported By New York Times Article That Is Carried Nationally.
USDA Report On Hemp Is "Classified!"

DEA Seizes "Birdseed" As Schedule I Narcotic.
Declares War On Canadian Hemp Producers And DEAland Hemp Food Industry.

Daughter Dies After Taking Ecstasy, So Australian Urges Boycott of The Body Shop;
"the seduction of our youth by a fibre that is clearly equated to marijuana"
Swedish Prohibitionists Approve, Of Course.

NORML Starts NORML Hemp Alliance

Kentucky Supreme Court To Hear Oral Arguments
In Woody Harrelson’s 4 Hemp Seed Crime Wave On October 14

"A representative for the Campaign Against Marijuana Planting contended Friday
that for every argument made in favor of hemp legalization, there is one against."
Can They Really Count That High?

"I just returned from a few days in Switzerland,
and I have seen the best-case future for cannabis."
By Richard Rose – Special To MarijuanaNews

Canadian Farmers Expect Bumper Hemp Crop:
"It seems to like the drought,
because it is coming along very well compared with other crops."

DEAland Farmers Left Out.

The Emperor Of Hemp Video Gets Steppenwolf Stopped At the Canadian Border.
It Is Legal To Grow Hemp There, But Customs Thinks It Is Suspicious To Be In Favor Of It.
We Really Couldn’t Make This Up!

California Democratic Assemblywoman Proposing Resolution To Legalize Hemp.
Says DEA Will Issue Permits, But Will They.

Founder of NORML Says The North American Industrial Hemp Council
Is Expelling Members Who Favor Marijuana Reform
– While Seeking Support of Anti-Prohibitionists

Florida Czarino Attacks the St. Petersburg Times; Backpeddles On Fungus Scheme

Canadian Hemp Growers Blast Back At Reefer Madness Study from Health Canada

Reefer Madness About Hemp-Seed Oil From Health Canada

New York Times Reports Florida Drug Czar’s Fungus Plan On Its Front Page.
Did You Know That "47 percent of all marijuana seized in the United States" is found Florida?
No? Well, It Must Be True Because The Florida Drug Czar Says So!

Prohibitionist St. Petersburg Times Says,
"Introducing a killer fungus with a 40-year life span into this ecosystem
in order to destroy a relatively modest marijuana crop is just not worth the risk."

"With little hype, hemp is taking root in southern Ontario as an alternate cash crop…
This year, hemp also qualified for crop insurance…
It was a nice stamp of legitimacy for the industry, so early in commercial production."

Ventura Signs Bill Seeking Federal Permission To Cultivate Hemp

Florida Drug Czar Wants To Use Fungus On Marijuana Crops.
Scientists Fear It Could Attack Other Plants.
Would-Be Hemp Farmers In Other States Should Sue To Stop This Biological Warfare.

Canadians Find That Hemp Fields Are No Rose Garden.
Starting A New Crop Has Many Complications

Anita Roddick Advocates Hemp Growing In Kentucky -- 3 Articles

"Can We Have Rope Without Dope?" Or –  Don’t Let Your Guppies Near Your Doobies

Minnesota To Apply For Federal Permits To Grow Hemp;
Jamaica: Farmers Told To Grow Hemp -- NORML Weekly Press Release

"If an applicant establishes adequate security controls
and satisfies the other requirements for registration,
DEA will issue a registration to cultivate 0.3 percent THC hemp for industrial uses."
-- DEA Letter

Hemp Museum Opens In Kentucky

"False Evidence" Is The Foundation Of Marijuana Prohibition,
Not Just One Hawaiian Hemp Seed Case

Documentary About Jack Herer   -- "Emperor of Hemp" -- To Be Released on Video

Review Of The "Emperor of Hemp"
– A Valuable Tool For The Movement That Really Is Fun To Watch.

"War Demands More Hemp,"
Says The June Issue of The Farm Journal and Farmer’s Wife

Consolidated Growers And Processors Delivers 100 Tons Of Hemp Seed To Manitoba
Via World’s Largest Cargo Plane

Swedish Prohibitionists Denounce Body Shop And Anita Roddick:
"Demands for legalisation of cannabis is not an example of moral, ethical and social responsibility.
On the contrary, it shows a clear lack of moral, ethical and social responsibility."

Appeals Court Rules Suit By Hawaiian Activist Must Go To Trial;
Prosecutors Attempted To Extort Silence, Violating First Amendment Rights.

Tobacco Production Causes Global Environmental Damage
As DEAland Continues To Suppress Hemp Cultivation

Hemp Movement Uses The Internet:
"We knew we’d have to grow the word before we could grow the crop."

Japanese Hemp Activist Says, "Hemp was legal in Japan until the end of Word War II,
when it was banned by the Occupation Forces.
It was a part of our culture, it was used in Shinto rituals.
Even today, the Emperor wears hemp clothing on some occasions."

Chairman of the North American Industrial Hemp Council
Replies To Attack On Its Former CIA Director By Drug Watch/Minnesota
In Letter To Washington Post. And The Post Leads With An Insult.

The DEA Is Losing To The Farmers On The Hemp Issue – 4 Articles

Health Canada Has Received 750 Applications From Farmers To Grow Industrial Hemp,
And Has Approved More Than Two-Thirds Of Them.

NORML Reports More On John Hopkins Study Saying
Long-term Use of Marijuana Does Not Lead To A Decline In Mental Function;
U.K. Government To Subsidize Hemp Housing -- NORML Weekly PR

Letter to The Washington Post From Drug Watch/Minnesota
Should Teach The "Me No Marijuana" Hemp Promoters
That Trying to Distance Themselves From Marijuana Reform Will Not Stop The Lying

Ecolution Hemp Company To Liquidate; The End Of A Great Adventure.
Check Out The Values On Their Web Site.

With Friends Like These Hemp Doesn’t Need Any Enemies

And With Friends Like These; Part 2.
Former Head of CIA, Now at the North American Industrial Hemp Council, Tells Post That
NORML is "welcome to join his side, though its presence on his team borders on absurd:"
"Hemp is nature’s own marijuana eradication system."

Now There Are Real Friends, Like Brad Pitt,
Wearing A T-shirt That Reads, "I live for hemp." – Late Gossip

Hemp Opposed By Authorities In Ohio:
"The Drug Enforcement Administration and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
have said that permitting hemp farming would send the wrong signal to young people."

Hawaii Authorizes Industrial Hemp Seed Variety Trials.
"...DEA will consider setting the level of THC content for Cannabis Sativa L., hemp
that may be grown for industrial purposes."

"And I, for one, would much rather drive through the Lancaster County countryside
and see field after field of a plant like hemp that is beneficial to society,
rather than field after field of tobacco leaves with their cancerous reputation."

Alterna Again Puts Out Prohibitionist Propaganda In A Press Release
To Announce Its Pro-Hemp Billboards

Prohibitionist LA Times Runs Favorable Article On Hemp.

Minneapolis Prohibitionist Opposes Hemp Cultivation, Says
"The marijuana smoked at Woodstock contained "industrial hemp" levels of THC."
See The Punch Line At the End

Most Nations Permit Growing of Industrial Hemp
-- "The United States is an island of denial in a sea of acceptance."
Scathing Criticism Of Prohibitionist Opposition To Hemp In Knoxville Paper

Depressed Commodity Prices Cause Explosion In Western Canadian Hemp Planting
– Too Much Too Soon?

Now The Oregon Farmers Wanting to Grow Hemp Run Into Opposition From Narcs
-- Very Good Article

North Dakota Becomes First To Legalize Hemp Cultivation; Cruise Missiles Level Bismarck.
Soros Buys State. Terrified Peasants Flee To Canada! Film At Eleven.

Hemp Legalization Progresses In Hawaii and North Dakota
-- Republicans Key Backers In Both States

Canadian Farmers Get High Yields From Hemp Harvest;
24-Fold Increase In Acreage In Western Canada Over Last Year!
DEAland Farmers Find DEA Unyielding In Hate Harvest

Excellent Hemp Story In The Philadelphia Inquirer

THE HEMP CASINO, HEMP WHORLED, & ROPERS VS. DOPERS
By John E. Dvorak, Hempologist

The Ban On Industrial Hemp May Be Hurting Marijuana Prohibition
Even More Than Legalizing It Would.
Is The Czar Considering A Tactical Retreat? – An Article And A Great Editorial

NORML Reports:
More On Toronto Study Saying Marijuana Induces Minimum Driving Impairment Compared to Alcohol;
California Democrats Adopt Resolution Supporting Hemp;
State Senate Okays Bill Forcing Michigan Cities To Impose Criminal Penalties For Marijuana

Environmentalists Push For Hemp In The Northwest – Useful Links

Police Opposition Stalls Hemp Bill In Minnesota After Killing Medical Marijuana

"States Back Hemp Farming," The AP and US News Report -- 2 Articles

Minnesota Senate Agriculture and Rural Development Committee
Votes Unanimously To Legalize Hemp Production;
"Endorsed by the Farm Bureau, Farmers Union and a host of other farm organizations."

Body Shop Founder Notes Hemp Beer Being Served On Air Force One;
Sends Clinton Letter, Packet of Hemp Products, And Issues Press Release
– Now That Is Marketing!

Matt Drudge Reports That Hemp Beer Was Served On Air Force One!
"The president tasted, but did not swallow," laughed one reporter aboard the plane.
Marijuananews.com Cited As Source For More Information About The Beer!

Santa Cruz Shows Support For Hemp Expo By Agreeing to Close Street For Four Days;
Now That Is Mainstream!

Idaho Farmers Want To Be Able To Grow Hemp,
But Get Dreaded "Funny Looks" From Politicians; The Ministry of Funny Looks?

Air Force Prohibits Use Of Hemp Seed Oil By Active-duty,
Reserve & Air National Guard Members.
"Use by airmen ‘effectively interferes’ with the
Air Force’s ability to maintain a drug-free force."

Cooking Oil And Flour Produced From Hemp By A Canadian Company
Among Many Hemp Products To Be Available Due North This Year

More States Look At Hemp As Farm Prices Remain At Lows;
DEA Will Have A Busy Season On The Lying Tour -- 3 Stories.

American Farm Bureau Drops Opposition To Hemp;
State Marijuana Eradication Program Poses Environmental, Human Hazards --  NORML PR

A Very Bright Reporter Discovers The Meaning Of The Word Hemp
And Gains Just A Little Insight Into the Meaning Of Marijuana Prohibition

North Dakota House Panel Backs Removing Industrial Hemp
From The State’s List Of "Noxious Weed Seeds." --
Bill Introduced By Republican; Narks Say Hemp Was Smoked Back In 1960s.

Canadian-American Hemp Flag Exchange Scheduled For ‘99 Santa Cruz Industrial Hemp Expo

Tobacco Deal Forces Kentucky Farmers To Take Hemp Issue More Seriously

What Is The Only Four Letter Word You Won’t Hear In DEAland’s Largest Movie Theater Chain? H-E-M-P!

Hemp Times Magazine To Produce Fashion Show For ‘99 Santa Cruz Industrial Hemp Expo;
Check Out Their Web Site

Libertarian Party Blasts Congress For Spending $23 Million
To Develop Killer Fungus That Might Be Used Against Hemp

A Look At Hemp’s Uses and Competition From A Pre-Prohibition Perspective

Wisconsin Legislator Wants To Legalize Hemp; Fears Support Of Marijuana Reform Advocates;
Attorney General Is Opposed; Narks Claim Local Weed Is 25% THC!

NORML Director Defends Canadian Imprisoned In Nicaragua
After DEA "Convinces" Local Narks That Hemp Is Just Marijuana – Really Sad

Meanwhile Back In Canada, The Hemp Industry Is Being Reborn

Hemp Used To Clean Up Chernobyl Nuclear Contamination

Boston Globe Does Fashion Feature On Local Hempest Emporium

Virginia House Committee Calls for Study of Industrial Hemp. Washington And Jefferson Seek Pardons.

Meanwhile Back In Japan, Way Back In Japan…

Jack Herer To Emcee 99 Santa Cruz Industrial Hemp Expo

The Lancet Says Marijuana Safer Than Alcohol, Tobacco; Louisiana Law On "Drug" Testing Politicians Unconstiutional; Body Shop Hemp Product Line Continues To Meet Opposition Abroad  -- NORML PR

Toronto Star Praises Hemp Seed Snacks, But Warns About "Contamination" From The "Hallucinogen"

Alterna Sues President Of DARE For Libel; But Continues To Support DARE’s Libeling Marijuana Users

Hemp Trade Show In San Francisco November 14th and 15th

A Fungus Among Us: Congress Funds Research
For Biological Warfare On Cannabis, Coca And Poppies

The Bleat Goes On: DARE America Forces Alterna to Remove Hemp Leaf Ads From LA Bus Benches; So Alterna Seeks To "align itself with the venerable program." Nauseating!

The Body Shop Told That Hemp Seeds Are A Controlled Drug In Hong Kong.

CGP Seals US $10 Million Industrial Hemp Contract with Major European Insulation Manufacturer

Iowa 7th Graders Reject Opportunity To Win Scholarship For Writing About Hemp –
"They objected to the marijuana leaf."

The Body Shop Accused Of Hypocrisy In Using Marijuana Image In Promotion,
But Claiming To Be Against Marijuana

Major Story About Canadian Hemp In USAToday; Great Journalism -- 2 Articles

Oglala Sioux Vote That They Have The Right To Grow Hemp; A Sovereignty Issue

Ottawa Sun Describes Bureaucratic Delays In Allowing Hemp Cultivation

Indiana Prosecutor Threatens To Seize Property If Marijuana Is "Celebrated"
– NORML Legal Committee Member Responds, "Bull!"

And Hemp Is Just Marijuana Say the Mfiles

Hawaiian Governor Supports Legalizing Industrial Hemp; Says He Sometimes Wears Hemp Shirt

NORML Says House Vote Against Anti-Medical Marijuana Resolution Greater Than Expected
Also Progress On Hemp In North Dakota and Medical Marijuana In Colorado -- NORML PR September 17

Hempfest Will Be Held During University of Florida Homecoming

A Great Analysis of the Prospects for the Canadian Hemp Industry At the First Harvest

Kenex Gets Canadian Government Grant To Help Fund a Non-woven Hemp Fibre Matting Line

French Police Seize Body Shop Hemp Products and Promotional Material;
Claim They "Encourage Drug Use."- 2 Articles

Cutting Ditchweed Is A Class 3 Felony In Nebraska – And A First Class Boondoggle For the Police

Seattle Paper Gives Friendly Coverage To The Local Hempfest

Nova Scotia Farmers Optimistic After Bringing In First Test Hemp Crop

Sending The Right Message:
$6 Million Hemp Processing Plant In Rural Manitoba "Sends a very strong signal to farmers."

Louisville Paper Editorializes Strongly In Favor Of Hemp:
"Brave enough to stand up and make the case for hemp."

Pennsylvania Farmers Reminded of Their Hemp Heritage At The Lancaster Hemp Project ‘98

To Native Americans The Issue Is Sovereignty, Not Just Hemp; Now If Everyone Else Would Just Wake Up!

"Manitoba used to be one of the major growers of industrial hemp before it was banned 1930s."
It May Be Again.

The Sioux May Have To Sue The DEA To Be Allowed To Grow Hemp On Tribal Lands

A Wry Look At the Louisville Forum On Hemp; "The DEA argument was the party line."

Woody Harrelson Draws A Crowd At Kentucky Hemp Debate; Great Journalism

A Review of Colorado Hemp Cultivation Prospects; Not Good

Wisconsin TV Station Follows Prohibitionist Propaganda On Ditchweed
With Plea To "Report illegal drug activity online."

Kentucky Forum, Including Woody Harrelson, To Debate Hemp

The Economist Looks At Hemp; Positive, But Not Up to Their Usual Standards

Oklahoma Ditchweed Biological Warfare Destroys 200 Plants – Agent Red?

The Prohibitionist Knight Ridder Chain Takes Schizophrenic Look At Hemp

The Justice Department Seeks Dismissal Of Kentucky Hemp Suit Without A Hearing

An Update From Debbie Moore, The Hemp Lady

"Hemp Creeps Into Mainstream;" The AP Takes Note In A Very Good Story

"Wild marijuana can lead youths to get addicted to other drugs:" The Rationale For Ditchweed Boondoggle

Hemp Hysteria: The Farm Journal Takes An Even-Handed, Sophisticated Position On Hemp,
Equating Prohibitionists Who Lie With Anti-Prohibitionists Who Tell The Truth

Local Oregon Paper Gives Friendly, Front Page Coverage to High Times’ Whee2! Hemp Expo

German Hemp Beer Now Being Sold In London

Jacksonville Beach Hempfest A Success; Gets Favorable Press Coverage

The First Amendment Is In Better Shape In Jacksonville Beach, Thanks to the Hempfest

Lexington Paper: "It’s time to quell the reefer madness 
and let farmers experiment with a crop that could help them..."

South African Bureaucracy Delays Hemp Cultivation

Australians Can Now Use Hemp Seed Oil In Cosmetics That Addicts Can't Eat;
We Need Non-Cosmetic Journalism

Houston Chronicle Carries Article Praising Hemp As Ideal For Creating Beauty Products

Hemp Organization Issues Report To Counter White House Misinformation Campaign
NORML Press Release

18 Month Study At University of Kentucky Hails Hemp’s Profit Potential

Kentucky’s Herds of Thoroughbreds Would Sleep Better On Hemp Hurds Says New Study

Study On Kentucky Hemp Farming To Be Released On The 4th Of July. To Be On Internet Tomorrow!

EU Reduces Hemp Subsidy; International Herald Tribune Parrots Prohibitionist Propaganda

"Hemp Can Be Regulated" Says Lexington Herald-Leader; Better Late Than...

All About the Hemp Plant From the USDA Yearbook; Guess What Year!

Two Killed In Tennessee Ditchweed War Helicopter Crash; Are These "Drug Related" Deaths?

The Toronto Star Runs A Positive Story On A Local Hemp Clothing Company

Sacred Herb Store Sold To Employees; Gets New License;
"I’m going to be more active and political," says Hunter.

Hemp in Canada; What’s the Problem? Great Critique Of Canada’s Hemp Regulations

Will Industrial Hemp Fields Ruin Marijuana? Send In the Clones!

EU Proposes Cutting Subsidies For Hemp Production; Prohibitionist France Objects

Military Judge To Rule On Third Hemp Seed Oil Case In Seven Months NORML Weekly Press Release

Technology Fuels Washington Hemp Activists; Hemp.Net Offers a Variety Of Services

Free Internet Listing Service Launched By Hemptech to Sell More Hemp Products

Commercial Hemp Cultivation In Tasmania Now Approved; Stringent Laws On Hemp Seed Oil Also Relaxed

Former State Senator Lloyd Casey On Hemp In Colorado; "The war on drugs has spawned a paranoia."

"It is time that hemp once again be made legal in the United States.
Says Multinational Monitor -- Petitioner In DEA Suit

Firm To Shoot Feature-Length Documentary,
"The Emperor Of Hemp," Story Of Jack Herer, Father Of Hemp Movement.

Hurry Up Please, It’s Hemp Time In Maryland -- Good Journalism

DEA Returns Seized Hemp Leafed Items To Provincetown’s Shop Therapy; Nevermind!

Hempen Ale Nominated for International Food Industry Award

Two Countries, Two Radically Different Attitudes
Toward The World’s Most Interesting And Controversial Crop.

New Zealand Battle Over Industrial Hemp Cultivation Echoes DEAland; Guess Who's Against It

New Hemp Seed Study And Other Things You Can Find By Searching Medline For Free! By John Dvorak

More On Delays In Canadian Hemp Farming; This Will Reduce First Year Yields and Delay Pressure On DEA

"Bureaucratic Constipation" Delays Canadian Hemp Planting;
Cuts Yield In Short Growing Season Says Globe and Mail
"The Feasibility of Industrial Hemp Production in the United States Pacific Northwest," Now Available
Everything With A Hemp Leaf In Provincetown Stores Seized
By DEA And Massachusetts Police With Federal Warrant
Hempen Ale And Hempen Gold Hit San Francisco; Something Tells Me This Will Be A Good Market!
Testimony Of NORML Director of Publications On DEA Ditchweed Eradication Program;
Outstanding Report!
Kentucky Fired Hemp Teacher No Chicken; She Is Suing the School District; Was Just Ahead of Her Time
Hemp Muffins and Burgers from Hemp Seed-Fed Cattle Give Kentucky Diners The Munchies – Sort of..
Canadian Mayor Barred from United States for Growing Hemp and Admitting to Smoking Marijuana
NH  State Representative Sues DEA For Right to Grow Hemp; Seeks Restraining Order
CBS Eye On America Let’s Drug Czar Barry McCaffrey Make a Fool Of Himself About Hemp Cultivation
Quad City Hemp Coalition Presents: Global Days Against The Drug War
– People Are Organizing Around the World
Casualties of War By Nora Callahan, Director of The November Coalition
From The May Issue Of Hemp Magazine
Hemp Planting Time In Ontario; Acreage Expected To Double Next Year

Arch-Prohibitionist Wall Street Journal Reports On German Hemp Beer On Its Front Page.
Must Drive Editors to Drink

Nutritional Benefits Of Hemp Seeds By Ann Fleischmann -- From The May Issue Of Hemp Magazine

Farmer Says, "Hemp-fed cows happier, healthier."
Cows Won’t Come Home Unless He Has Hemp For Them.

Kentucky State University Researchers Investigating Hemp As Food For Catfish;
Potential Market of 800 Million Pounds

Hempen Ale’s New Slogan: "It’s Perfectly Legal," Mocks Absurd Laws Across The Country.

Live Free or Die; Giving Testimony in New Hampshire By Denis Cicero of The Galaxy Global Eatery

The Toronto Star Raves About Hemp: "The Miracle Crop"

Small Town Vermont Newspaper Tries "Making Sense Out of Hemp."
That’s More Than The Governor Could Do

NORML Foundation Director of Publications & Research Responds to Oklahoma Plan to Spray  Ditchweed

The Waco Tribune-Herald Denounces Suppression of Hemp and Medical Marijuana

Drug Agency On Defensive At Honolulu Hearing On Anti-Marijuana Spraying

Hemp Farming For Fun And Profit: O Canada!   Great Article! The Cat Is Out of the Hemp Bag

Oklahoma Police Train For Heroic Struggle Against Ditchweed;
Poison to Be Sprayed On Fields To Kill Non-toxic Plant

Hemp Issue Now Ready for the Big Time; New Law Suits and Political Support;
The DEA Is In a No-Win Position

Kentucky Farmers’ Suit Against DEA -- BACKGROUND MEMORANDUM
From Michael Kennedy, Esq.

New York Times and Lexington-Herald Leader Report on Farmers’ New Lawsuit Against the DEA

The Baltimore Sun Carries Story Sympathetic To Hemp Merchant;
Sterilized Hemp Seeds Alleged to Be Marijuana

Protests in Denver, Honolulu, Boise, Atlanta, and D.C. Against DEA Ditchweed Biocide Plans

Hemp Protein Powder Called "The Next Big Thing"
By UK Company That Produces Body Building Supplements

Inventor of Pollinator Opening The Hemp Hotel In Amsterdam; Check It Out and Then Check In

Drug Enforcement Administration Issues Press Release on the Industrial Use of Hemp;
The Stalling Phase Begins

Spraying Ditchweed Could Devastate Midwest Game Bird Populations -- Guess When This Was Written!

Tasmanian Bedeviled by Australian Laws Against Hemp Cultivation;
But Doesn’t Want to Talk About Marijuana.

Hemp Seed Oil Shakes Military’s "Drug" Test Program; Second Acquittal; Oil To Be Banned?

Wall Street Journal Reports: "Hemp Cultivation Sows High Hopes in Canada" In the Commodities Section!

Hemp Entrepreneurs Invited To Speak To Class At Chicago Latin School; Great Resource Article

DEA Requesting Comments on Spraying the Herbicide Triclopyr on Industrial Hemp Across America

Maryland Hemp Merchant Prosecuted For Possession & Sale Of Legal Hemp Products;
Faces 10 Year Minimum

Canadian Hemp Contracts In The Mail, DEAland Company Says.  But No American Farmers Need Apply

Minnesota Governor Vetoes Hemp Research Bill; Implies State's Police Too Dumb to Tell It From Marijuana

American Hemp Mills Debuts The First Hemp Fabrics To Be Woven In The US In The Last Fifty Years.

Hawaiian Governor Has Picture Taken Wearing Hemp Aloha Shirt On Hemp Aloha Friday At The Capitol

Kentucky Long Term Policy Research Center Concludes "Hemp May Hold Unexpected Promise"

Memphis Printer the First in the South to Promote Agricultural Fiber Paper: "Environmentally Friendly"

Hemp Foods Really Do Cause Positive Drug Tests; Interview with Don Wirtshafter
by John E. Dvorak, Hempologist

First The New York Times Discovers Hemp; Now It Discovers Hempen Ale

State of Vermont’s Hemp Resolution Reflects Growing Pressure On DEA
From Change In Canadian Policies

Hemp Cultivation in DEAland Endorsed By The New York Times!!

Drug Czar Barry McCaffrey VS Hemp In Kentucky; An Interview and A Response From A Kentucky Farmer

Secret Report Discovered: New Zealand Ministry Of Health Paves Way For Lifting Ban On Hemp Cultivation

New Zealand Farmers Call For Legalization Of Hemp Cultivation

Women’s Wear Daily Reports On Hemp: "A Growing Controversy."

New From The War On The Mind: Hemp-Free School Zones;
Kids Object Billboard With Hemp Leaf; Down It Comes

Ventura Prohibitionists Object To Billboard With Hemp Leaf; Too Brainwashed For Hemp Sampoo?

Don’t Smoke This House. How They Build Hemp Houses In Prohibitionist France

Frederick Brewing Reports 4th Quarter, Annual Results For 1997 Increased Sales; Large Loss

Licenses Available For Hempnut™ The Hemp Corporation’s Brand Of Hulled Hempseed.

Former L.A. Times Reporter Jeff Meyers Speech on Media Bias to Santa Cruz Hemp Expo

RCMP Refuse to Bust Toking Hemp Store Owner – What Does the Hemp Industry Say?

Hawaiian Paper Gives Favorable Report On State Representative Thielen’s Federal Hemp Petition

Ralph Nader Joins Drive To End US Ban On Industrial Hemp Cultivation – Forces Shift In DEA Line?

The Drug Czar’s Position On Industrial Hemp – It’s Just Marijuana and Besides The Farmers Don’t Need It

Drug Testing Industry Running Scared Calls On Congress To Prohibit Legal Hemp Products NORML 3/19

The Kentucky Industrial Hemp Movement Gets Serious Coverage from Local Press.

Body Shop Founder Anita Roddick Ridicules Prohibitionists Attacks On Her
For Giving Away Hemp Seeds

New York Times Reports Effort To End US Hemp Ban;
Drug Czar’s Office Calls  It "A Subterfuge For Legalization"

Southwestern Ontario Farmers Ponder Economics Of Hemp;
40 To 50 Will Be Getting Contracts To Grow This Year

Is The Hemp Leaf Just A Fig Leaf For Marijuana? Uneasy Relationships in the Cannabis Movements

International Narcotic Control Board:
Use Of Hemp Done For "Tactical Reasons" In "Campaign To Legalize Cannabis".

Hempseed.com and Marijuananews.com Announce Collaboration

The Body Shop Introduces New Line of Products With Hemp Seed Oil; Denounced By Tory MP

The Decorticator Is The Key To Maximizing The Economics Of Hemp Cultivation

An Amazing Story From The AP – Straight Reporting On The Effort To End US Hemp Ban

Hallucinating About Mythical Land Called Canada,
Drug-Crazed North Dakota Farmers Want to Grow Hemp

StoneHemp Is One Of The Most Interesting Uses Of Hemp;
"Ancient Construction Technique In A Modern Context"

Free Hemp from IBM – Don’t Smoke This Computer

Health Minister Wore Hemp To Proclaim End Of Hemp Ban: "Thank goodness those days are gone."

A Look At The Canadian Hemp Business From A Professional Agricultural Perspective

Mainstream Media Coverage of Santa Cruz Industrial Hemp Expo Proves Hemp Business "Has Arrived"

Hemp Blended Into Auto Parts Shown At Detroit Automotive Engineers Trade Show

Hempen Ale Brewed With Hemp Seeds Now Available In New York City

An Optimistic Article On Prospects For Canadian Hemp– Hemp Becomes Just Another Business Story

Canadian Government Information Sheet on Regulations for the Cultivation of Industrial Hemp

Reply to Proposal for Canadian Industrial Hemp Regulations By The International Hemp Association

Canada Drops Other Hemp Shoe – Ends 60 Year Ban On Hemp Cultivation
Meanwhile in DEAland, Hope in Vermont?

A Kentucky Prohibitionist’s View of The Industrial Hemp Conspiracy To Legalize Marijuana

Schedule For The Santa Cruz Industrial Hemp Expo March 21st And 22nd

Vermonters Wrestle with Legalizing Hemp. Many ask, "Why is Governor Dean Afraid of a Plant?"

Friday The Thirteenth To Be Lucky Day For Canadian Hemp Farmers? -- "Early Start In A Unique Market."

Tight Budget – Not Justice – Brings Dismissal of Six Year-old Hawaiian Hemp Seed Case

A Suppressed 1997 Study On the Industrial Potential of Hemp In Wisconsin

Woody Harrelson’s New Hemp Shoes Delivered to Market -- Company Press Release

Good Motives, Bad Journalism, Hemp Cultivation and "The Drug Culture"
Revealed in A Reader’s Complaint

Rella Hemp Cheese Company Announces "All Profits go to Charity"

HEMPTECH Publishes The Cultivation of Hemp for English Readers

Miss Montana USA to Compete Tonight Wearing Hemp/Silk Gown.
Will Contestants Be Tested for Cannabis?

California Republican Congressional Candidate Gray Urges Freedom for Hemp Plant

Canadian Firm To Build Hemp-Processing Plant -- Increasing Lead Over US Farmers

The First Santa Cruz Industrial Hemp Expo To Be Held On March 21 & 22 -Update

New Beer Flavored With Hemp Seeds Does Well In Kentucky

Kentucky Industrial Hemp Association Introduces
"First Industrial Hemp Clothing Made Commercially" In State --

Hempstead Owner On Californians for Industrial Renewal Hemp Initiative
Preview of HEMP HEADLINE NEWS - MARCH, 1998 Collected, Compiled, and Collated
An Article About Hemp in My High School! What Is America Coming To!
(Or -- What? Is America Coming To?)
DEA Fails to Intimidate County Council of Kauai on Hemp Cultivation in Hawaii

Industrial Hemp Bills and Initiatives in U.S. Compiled by Colorado Hemp Initiative Project

Canadian Farmers Can Grow Hemp This Spring, Decision A Year Earlier Than Expected Or 60 Years Late.

All Hemped-Up -- BarleyCorn Readers Choose Hempen Ale™ as New Craft Beer of the Year

Learning Important Lessons from Bad Journalism in An Article Supposedly About Hemp

Canadian Hemp To Be Planted This Year:
New Law Will Put Canada Several Years Ahead Of The Americans

New Happenings in Alberta Hemp Research -- A Very Informative Article

"Marijuana and Hemp Are Cousins, Not Twins;" The Debate Continues in Hawaii

Reports from Hawaii on Attempts to Get State Approval for Hemp Cultivation
At Last -- Something Legal from Humboldt County -- Humboldt Hemp Ale
Lexington Brewing Co. Introduces Kentucky Hemp Beer -- Joins A Growing Field
Full Text of The Industrial Hemp Act Of 1998 and Supporting Statement by CAIR

Do You Cair About Hemp? The Industrial Hemp Act of 1998 --
Filed by CAIR - CAlifornians for Industrial Renewal
By Mari Kane

The Independent on Sunday Reports on a New German Law Banning "Sale" of Seeds Intended "to Grow Marijuana" -- Hemp Store Owner Finds a "Loophole?"

Interview with Rich Morrisey, founder and president of Jus Natural

Interview with Steven T. Brown, co-owner with Robert E. Jungmann of Manastash

Interview with Shannon Congdon (co-founder with Peter Thielen) of Island Hemp Wear

Interview with Jennifer Jensen, founder of Labyrinth Phassions & Costumes

European Union Supposedly Concerned Hemp Subsidies Are
Somehow Encouraging Marijuana Production

Frederick Brewing Co. Launches Hempen Ale and Hempen Gold in New Mexico

Canadian Non-Wood Fibre Symposium a Success;
Canadian Hemp Farmers Get Lead Over US

Major Industrial Hemp Expo to Be Held In Santa Cruz in March. Plan Ahead!

TV.com Television Internet News Magazine Features Hemp Products Being Sold on the Internet

Canadian Farmers Gain Establishment Support to Further
Lead Over US in Hemp Cultivation

American Farm Bureau Convention Narrowly Votes Against Researching Hemp Production

HEMP HEADLINE NEWS - JANUARY, 1998
A number of interesting and important stories from Hemp Magazine.

1997 CANNABIS CUP REVIEW

CLEAR CUTTING THE PROHIBITION TREE -- EDITORIAL

BIORESOURCE HEMP 97; Frankfurt, Germany
Some very useful information.

HEMP HISTORY IN NEW ENGLAND

ROPE VERSUS DOPE: THE CANNABIS CONUNDRUM

WHERE'S THE HEMP?
The U.S.S. Constitution is one of this country's national treasures. It was recently refitted without using hemp! Chris Conrad (author of the new book, Hemp For Health) summed up my feelingsabout this when he said, "that's not restoring it, that's defacing it."

HEMP DINING IN THE STARS A Restaurant Review

HEMPLINE NEWS -- NOVEMBER, 1997
A number of interesting and important stories from Hemp Magazine.

HEMPLINE NEWS -- NOVEMBER, 1997
A number of interesting and important stories from Hemp Magazine.

HEMP HEADLINES - AUGUST, 1997
A number of interesting and important stories from Hemp Magazine.

California Firm Acquires Film Rights to "The Emperor Wears Clothes" -- Seeks Funding

The Independent on Sunday London newspaper  has been reporting on the success of Dutch cannabis policies. This is their article on the 1997 HighTimes Cannabis Cup.

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