Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Bill Maher on Marijuana Legalization, NORML 2002

The Great American Hemp Hero Bill Maher at a NORML event in 2002.

BE INTOLLERANT OF THE INJUSTICE THAT IS GOING ON.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Fuel prices and the Budget

LETTER SUBMITTED TO THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
MARCH 21, 2008

Letter to the Editor:

RE: Fuel prices and the Budget

Has anyone out there figured out how much fuel, and therefore money, could be saved by a 60 mile per hour speed limit for cars and 55 mile per hour for trucks--enforced? This is like biting the bullet people. We are at war, inflation is upon us. Better mileage cars are on the horizon, but we can act now. Hire 1,000 more Highway Patrol Officers, use camera technology and education to enforce the new law. Make cars more fuel efficient and not faster. Accidents will go down, again less drain on the economy. This is an equal opportunity law, everyone must slow down on the highway.

This next part is for Governor Schartzenegger. Put the people’s initiative law on the ballot so the people of California have a chance to vote on the idea of legalizing hemp and marijuana in California . Here is what we get: Tens of millions of dollars saved in incarceration costs says the Legislative Analyst and the Attorney General in the initiative summary. What these Analysts didn’t tell the people is that the hemp crop is worth billions of dollars to California ’s economy. Hemp makes fuel alcohol we can run in cars and power plants, hemp fiber can replace much cotton and save enough water to expand hemp growing and food production. That’s billions and it might be much more when we factor in the research and development money that will flow to the first state to legalize the entire Cannabis plant.

This part is for the California Legislature. You have passed hemp bill twice, just as happened with medical marijuana, a reluctant governor stands in the way of an entirely new and exciting resource. You can also put the people’s initiative on the ballot for the people to vote into law, and just as the medical marijuana law has been federal government proof (unchallenged in 12 years), the hemp law can go into effect immediately. Give the people the opportunity to bypass a reluctant governor. Let me remind you, our representatives, that we possess the strongest inalienable rights in the world. Our inalienable rights to life, liberty, property, privacy, happiness and safety should override all your fears about what is the right thing to do.


Richard M. Davis, Curator
USA Hemp Museum


Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Hemp Books

This short list is the result of the museum's founder and curator, Richard M. Davis' 40 years of studying and mastering the hemp plant. His book, HEMP FOR VICTORY: A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION is an excellent how to manual for using hemp to reverse the effects of too much CO2 in the atmosphere, the scientifically stated cause of global warming.

The USA Hemp Museum is a proud member of the Amazon Associates Program. Purchasing books through the links below results in a small percentage of the sale going to support the USA Hemp Museum's HEMP FOR VICTORY program which uses hemp to solve many of our modern problems. These hemp resource books, where possible, are linked to Amazon.com for your purchasing convenience. These plus many hundreds of titles to be added are currently in the private collection of the USA Hemp Museum.


Other Hemp Book Selections

1. CONRAD, CHRIS. HEMP, LIFELINE TO THE FUTURE: The Unexpected Answer for Our Environmental and Economic Recovery. 1994.
2. BOCSA AND KARUS. THE CULTIVATION OF HEMP: Botany, Varieties, Cultivation and Harvesting. 1998.
3. HERER, JACK. THE EMPEROR WEARS NO CLOTHES: The Authoritative Historical Record of Cannabis and the Conspiracy Against Marijuana. 1985 & 1998.
4. ROULAC, JOHN W. HEMP HORIZONS: The Comeback of the World's Most Promising Plant. 1997.
5. KANE, MARI. ET AL. HEMP PAGES: The Hemp Industry Source Book, 1999-2000. Printed on hemp paper in Canada, where hemp is being grown.
6. FRAZIER, JACK. THE GREAT AMERICAN HEMP INDUSTRY. 1991.
7. HOPKINS, JAMES F. A HISTORY OF THE HEMP INDUSTRY IN KENTUCKY. 1951.
8. ALLEN, JAMES LANE. THE REIGN OF LAW: A Tale of the Kentucky Hemp Fields. 1900.
9. HERNDON, GEORGE MELVIN. THE STORY OF HEMP IN COLONIAL VIRGINIA. 1959.
10. de BONNEVILLE, FRANCOISE . THE BOOK OF FINE LINEN, 1994.
11. BIRRELL, VERLA. THE TEXTILE ARTS: A Handbook of Fabric Structure and Design Processes; Ancient and Modern Weaving, Braiding, Printing, and Other Textile Techniques. 1959.
12. HUNTER, DARD: PAPERMAKING: The History & Technique of an Ancient Craft , 1943 & 1947.
13. RUDIN, BO. MAKING PAPER: A Look Into The History Of An Ancient Craft. 1990.
14. BURBANK, LUTHER. LUTHER BURBANK: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Applications. Volume VIII. 1914.
15. SEYMOUR, E.L.D. THE GARDEN ENCYCLOPEDIA, 1936.

MARIJUANA RELATED BOOKS.

1. ANDREWS AND VINKENOOG. THE BOOK OF GRASS: An Anthology of Indian Hemp. 1967.
2. BARBER, THEODORE X. LSD, MARIJUANA, YOGA AND HYPNOSIS. 1970.
3. BELLO, JOAN. THE BENEFITS OF MARIJUANA: Physical, Psychological, and Spiritual. 1996.
4. BLOOMQUIST, E. R., M.D. MARIJUANA. 1968.
5. CHAPPLE, STEVE. OUTLAWS IN BABYLON: Shocking True Adventures of the Marijuana Frontier. 1984.
6. CLARKE, ROBERT CONNELL. MARIJUANA BOTANY. 1981.
7. CONRAD, CHRIS. HEMP FOR HEALTH: The Medicinal and Nutritional Uses of Cannabis Sativa. 1997.
8. DRAKE, WILLIAM DANIEL Jr. THE CONNOISSEUR'S HANDBOOK OF MARIJUANA. 1971.
9. DOUGLAS, MICHAEL. DEALING: or The Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues. 1971.
10. GRINSPOON, LESTER. MARIJUANA RECONSIDERED. 1974 & 1991.
11. GRINSPOON AND BAKALAR. MARIJUANA: The Forbidden Medicine. 1993.
12. HERER AND EMMANUEL. G.R.A.S.S.: Great Revolutionary American Standard System. 1973 & 1990.
13. HERER, JACK. THE EMPEROR WEARS NO CLOTHES. 1990 &1999.
14. KAMSTRA, JERRY. WEED: Adventures of a Dope Smuggler. 1974 & 1983.
15. LEWIS, BARBARA. THE SEXUAL POWER OF MARIJUANA. 1970.
16. MARGOLIS AND CLORFENE. A CHILD'S GARDEN OF GRASS. 1969.
17. MIKURIYA, TOD H., M.D., EDITOR. MARIJUANA: MEDICAL PAPERS. 1973.
18. Mount, Guy. THE MARIJUANA MYSTERY: A Novel. 1993.
19. MOUNTAIN, STONE. POT ART: Marijuana Reading Matter. 1972.
20. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON MARIJUANA AND DRUG ABUSE. MARIJUANA: A SIGNAL OF MISUNDERSTANDING, The Official Report. 1972.
21. POTTER AND JOY. THE HEALING MAGIC OF CANNABIS. 1998.
22. POWER, JED. DRUG ANTIQUES: A Photographic Look at Old & Unusual Drug Artifacts and Rarities. 1986.
23. RAPHAEL, RAY. CASH CROP: An American Dream. 1985.
24. RATHBUN AND PERON. BROWNIE MARY'S MARIJUANA COOKBOOK and DENNIS PERON'S RECIPE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. 1993.
25. ROSEVEAR, JOHN. POT: A Handbook of Marijuana. 1967.
26. RUBIN AND COMITAS. GANJA IN JAMAICA: The Effects of Marijuana Use. 1976.
27. SCHOFIELD, MICHAEL. THE STRANGE CASE OF POT. 1971.
28. SIMMONS, J.L., ED. MARIJUANA: MYTHS AND REALITIES. 1967.
29. SLOMAN, LARRY "ratso". REEFER MADNESS: A History of Marijuana. 1979.
30. SOLOMON, DAVID., EDITOR. THE MARIHUANA PAPERS. 1966.
31. SOUTHERN, TERRY. RED-DIRT MARIJUANA: And Other Tales. 1955 & 1990.
32. STARKS, MICHAEL. MARIJUANA CHEMISTRY: Genetics, Processing & Potency. 1977 & 1990.
33. TREBACH AND INCIARDI. LEGALIZE IT? Debating American Drug Policy. 1993.
34. WALLER, ET AL. MARIHUANA: An Annotated Bibliography. 1976.
35. ZIMMER AND MORGAN. MARIJUANA MYTHS, MARIJUANA FACTS. 1997.


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SAILING SHIP RELATED BOOKS.

1. DYSON, JOHN. COLUMBUS: For Gold, God, and Glory. 1991.
2. CROSS, WILBER, ET AL. NAVAL BATTLES AND HEROES. 1960.
3. BOTTING, DOUGLAS. THE PIRATES. 1978.
4. WEIR, RUTH COMER. JOHN PAUL JONES: Father of the U.S. Navy. 1963.
5. SPECTRE AND LARKIN. A GOODLY SHIP: The Building of the Susan Constant. 1992.
6. LEWIS AND O'BRIEN. SHIPS. 1965.
7. CASSON, LIONEL. ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF SHIPS & BOATS. 1964.
8. CULVER AND GRANT. THE BOOK OF OLD SHIPS. 1924.
9. CANBY, COURTLANDT. A HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SEAFARING. 1963.
10. CAIN, EMILY. GHOST SHIPS. 1983.

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OTHER DRUG RELATED BOOKS.

1. NORRIS, CONRAD & RESNER. SHATTERED LIVES: Portraits From America's Drug War, 1998.
2. SZASZ, THOMAS. OUR RIGHT TO DRUGS: The Case For A Free Market. 1992.
3. MODELL AND LANSING, ET AL. DRUGS. 1967.
4. CARROLL, CHARLES R. DRUGS IN MODERN SOCIETY. 1985 & 1993.
5. McWILLIAMS, PETER. AIN'T NOBODY'S BUSINESS IF YOU DO: The Absurdity of Consensual Crimes in a Free Society.
[click here for the FREE link to the Hemp Hero Peter McWilliams' online edition of AIN'T NOBODY'S BUSINESS IF YOU DO: The Absurdity of Consensual Crimes in a Free Society.] 1993.
6. GRINSPOON AND BAKALAR. COCAINE: A Drug and Its Social Evolution. 1976.
7. WELLS, BRIAN. PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS. 1973.
8. LENSON, DAVID. ON DRUGS. 1995.
9. SANDERS, LEWIS. WHAT A LONG STRANGE TRIP IT'S BEEN: A Hippy's History of the 60's & Beyond... 1994.
10. EDITORS, EXECUTIVE INTELLIGENCE REVIEW. DOPE, INC.: The Book That Drove Kissinger Crazy. 1992.
11. AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. DRUG DEPENDENCE: A Guide For Physicians. 1969.
12. HORMAN AND FOX. DRUG AWARENESS: Key Documents on LSD, Marijuana, and the Drug Culture. 1970.
13. NEWLOVE, DONALD. THOSE DRINKING DAYS: Myself and Other Writers. 1981.
14. YOUNG-KLEIN-BEYER. RECREATIONAL DRUGS: Everything You Need To Know About Cocaine and Ginseng and Pot, Ololuiqui and Tobacco, etc and etc. 1977.
15. HUGHES AND BREWIN. THE TRANQUILIZING OF AMERICA: Pill Popping and the American Way of Life. 1979.
16. WINN, MARIE. THE PLUG-IN DRUG: Television, Children, and the Family. 1977.
17. ROSZAK, THEODORE. THE MAKING OF A COUNTER CULTURE: Reflections on the Technocratic Society and Its Youthful Opposition. 1969.
18. CONRAD; NORRIS; RESNER. HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE DRUG WAR. 1999.
19. EIDELMAN, WILLIAM S., M.D. FROM MEDICINE TO MYSTICISM. 1999.
20. WEIL AND ROSEN. CHOCOLATE TO MORPHINE: Understanding Mind -Active Drugs. 1983.
21. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE. TESTING DRUGS FOR PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE POTENTIAL AND ABUSE LIABILITY. 1984.

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LEGAL RELATED BOOKS.

1. MURDOCK, JOHN R. THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA. 1929.
2. FENN, PERCY T. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION. 1948.
3. LONG, JOSEPH RAGLAND. CASES ON CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. 1932.