Thursday, April 30, 2009

Congressman Paul on the Recent Swine Flu Scare

Thanks Congressman Ron Paul for this piece of common sense. We The People are real tired of this wag the dog game that the government plays.

Hemp is a documented, effective, 5,000 year old medicine that has zero cases of death other than murder by government, i.e. Peter McWilliams.

CannabisScience's Steve Kubby www.cannabisscience.com submitted a proposal to Secretary Janet Napolitano on how hemp can help in dealing with the swine and avian flu.

Tell President Obama to let science drive policy and end hemp prohibition now.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Give The White House Your Comments on Scientific Integrity & Hemp

President Barack Obama is again asking the American public for our comments. The last time we told him what we think we should do to solve our problems, end hemp prohibition and utilize the plant, he said he didn't know what that said about us.

Given that we don't care what that says about us as long as it is the truth, it is time again to TELL PRESIDENT OBAMA - LET OUR HEMP GO.

We've made nature illegal and wonder why we have a problem with the environment. Though hemp scrubs the air of excess CO2 as it grows, has a 6' root system that aerates soil, and can be easily grown in most environments it's still illegal.

We've made the peace pipe illegal and wonder why we have a problem with violence & war. Hemp is a natural plant that opens minds to greater, deeper solutions and promotes talking things through rather than fighting them out.

We've made hemp biofuel illegal to grow and wonder why we're on toxic energy. Hemp biofuel burns clean and hemp biomass can be used in many electric power plants.

We've made inexpensive hemp medicine illegal and wonder why Medicine, Inc. is one of the leading causes of death. The medical system is overworked. In 5,000 years of use, there is not one recorded death by hemp, other than murder by government.

We've made an easily renewable resource material, capable of making up to 50,000 products illegal and wonder why our economy is shattering. Presidents Washington and Jefferson were hemp farmers and Ben Franklin was a hemp paper merchant. Yet, we are slaves to toxic energy, building materials, paper making, etc.

The president says science will drive policy yet pretends not to know how many of our problems are caused by hemp prohibition. He is trying to solve things at the level of effect rather than dealing with the science, which leads to the cause issues of our problems. .

The science of hemp in undeniable and extensive. When Jack Herer wrote THE EMPEROR WEARS NO CLOTHES he documented extensively the many uses of hemp. When Chris Conrad wrote HEMP: LIFELINE TO THE FUTURE he wrote a how to manual for hemp use. More than a decade later, Richard M. Davis, founder and curator of the USA Hemp Museum tried to put his hemp exhibits in one book. He's working on volume 5 of his HEMP FOR VICTORY series.

PLEASE TELL PRESIDENT OBAMA TO LET SCIENCE DRIVE POLICY AND LOOK AT THE SCIENCE OF HEMP.

Here's the page and contact link. Happy, healthy hemp.

From the president's blog

http://blog.ostp.gov/2009/04/22/presidential-memo-on-scientific-integrity-request-for-comment/

"The memorandum requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to craft recommendations for Presidential action to ensure scientific integrity in the executive branch. We hereby seek public input to inform the drafting of those recommendations.

Comments from the public will help the OSTP determine what should be included in these recommendations. Over the next six posts on this blog, we will seek your comments, as they may pertain to each of the six different principles outlined in the memorandum. To provide some seeds for thought, we have asked one or two framing questions after each principle. Feel free to respond in other ways to the principle, or even to other comments. You may want to consult the Fact Sheet for the Memorandum before commenting.

This comment period will end on May 13th. Thank you in advance for your input.

Scientific Integrity: Comments on Principle (a)

Scientific Integrity: Comments on Principle (b)

Scientific Integrity: Comments on Principle (c)

Scientific Integrity: Comments on Principle (d)

Scientific Integrity: Comments on Principle (e)

Scientific Integrity: Comments on Principle (f)

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On March 9, 2009, the President issued a memorandum for the heads of executive departments and agencies on the subject of scientific integrity, stating that “science and the scientific process must inform and guide decisions of my Administration on a wide range of issues.”

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Fact-Sheet-on-Presidential-Memorandum-on-Scientific-Integrity/

"FACT SHEET ON PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM ON SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY

"Today, more than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a nation. It’s time we once again put science at the top of our agenda and worked to restore America’s place as the world leader in science and technology." - President Barack Obama

  • Today, President Obama is signing a Presidential Memorandum on scientific integrity. This memorandum helps to implement one of the President’s key campaign commitments on science policy, which was to "restore scientific integrity in government decision making."
  • Science and technology are essential to achieving a broad range of national goals: driving economic growth and job creation; allowing Americans to live longer, healthier lives; developing clean sources of energy that reduce our dependence on foreign oil; protecting our environment for future generations of Americans; strengthening national and homeland security; and more.
  • Realizing the potential of science and technology to help achieve all of these goals requires that the Administration’s decisions about public policy be guided by the most accurate and objective scientific advice available. The public must be able to trust that advice, as well, and to be confident that public officials will not conceal or distort the scientific findings that are relevant to policy choices.
  • Accordingly, the President is assigning to the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) the responsibility of ensuring the highest level of integrity in all aspects of the executive branch’s involvement with scientific and technological issues.
  • Within 120 days, the Director of OSTP must develop a strategy for ensuring that:

- The selection of scientists and technology professionals for science and technology positions in the executive branch is based on those individuals’ scientific and technological knowledge, credentials, and experience;

- Agencies make available to the public the scientific or technological findings or conclusions considered or relied upon in policy decisions;

- Agencies use scientific and technological information that has been subject to well-established scientific processes such as peer review; and

- Agencies have appropriate rules and procedures to ensure the integrity of the scientific process within the agency, including whistleblower protection."


HEMP FOR VICTORY

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Hemp For Victory Books by Richard M. Davis


HEMP FOR VICTORY:A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION

and

HEMP FOR VICTORY:THE WONDER HERB

In the webeo above Richard M. Davis, founder and curator of the USA Hemp Museum, www.hempmuseum.org discusses how to use hemp to address both global warming and our health care crisis in his books HEMP FOR VICTORY: A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION and HEMP FOR VICTORY: THE WONDER HERB.

Hemp has a long track record in its many grades, from pure industrial to medical to recreational and religious, of helping us solve our problems. Davis helps folks sort the truth from the lies.

Davis discusses in his first two books in his powerful new HEMP FOR VICTORY series which uses museum exhibits plus narrative, to explain how to use hemp to solve many of our problems like environment (hemp pulls the excess CO2 from the air), economy (hemp is the number one cash crop that motivates folks to exchange dollars for hemp products), health care (effective 5,000 year old hemp medicine can reduce the number of sick people) and other social issues. Free ebook copies of both books are available at www.hempmuseum.org

Music is by the Afro Jazz artist Najite, which webeo co-producer Sherwood Akuna is carrying the bass line, Nate Morgan on keys, Omo Ogun on lead drum, and other Los Angeles Afro Jazz artists. The music and books are for sale at www.amazon.com

Tell President Obama to end hemp prohibition so we can use this wonderful plant to save ourselves.

Senator Webb Introduces Bill to Overhaul America's Criminal Justice System

Press Release from the office of Senator Jim Webb, Virginia

Senator Webb Calls for Hearings into Upsurge in Piracy.

April 20, 2009 - Senator Webb sent letters to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate Committees on Foreign Relations (SFRC) and Armed Services (SASC), calling for hearings into the upsurge in piracy off the coast of Somalia. Webb has been outspoken about the need for forceful measures to reduce piracy and prevent the kind of incident experienced off the Somali Coast the weekend of April 18th.

"Piracy should not be tolerated. It is a violation of international law, and for centuries the use of force to stop it has been supported by virtually every nation," wrote Webb.

He proposed that the Committees address a number of issues, including the administration's efforts to bolster the authority of the transitional Somali government and greater international cooperation in reestablishing maritime security and freedom of the seas for all nations.

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Share your hemp healing story with Dr. Lester Grinspoon

REQUEST FOR MEDICAL HEMP TESTIMONIES
FROM HARVARD'S DR. LESTER GRINSPOON


THE GENERAL IDEA

For as long as I can remember, the debate over cannabis has centered on whether it is harmful. I would like to focus instead on marijuana's uses and possible benefits. Some ten million Americans smoke marijuana regularly. Millions more use it occasionally. But why, exactly? I know that some people use marijuana as a medicine, while others use it simply to "party." But between these two poles are many other uses and effects that might best be described by words like enhancing, therapeutic, exploratory, expansive, and so on. The Uses of Marijuana will explore these various possibilities. I hope you will join me by writing about your experience.

Here are a few suggestions:

  • You could write a personal essay or contribute to our blog -- serious, whimsical, or some of each -- about the place of marijuana in your life, or why you use it, or what you especially enjoy about it.
  • Or you could cover the same ground in other ways: by exchanging a series of letters (or e-mails) with a friend and sending them on to us; by writing up a dialogue about marijuana with your spouse or partner; by sending sections from a journal; or perhaps even by keeping a journal for a few weeks and sending us some excerpts from it.
  • Or you might write up an interview with yourself on the subject of marijuana, or ask a friend to interview you; or send us something you have already written on this subject -- or any other writing about marijuana that you'd like us to be aware of.

  • THE FINE PRINT

    Whether or not we can use your name, please identify who you are and how to contact you. And kindly provide at least four basic details: your age, your gender, your occupation, and what part of the country you live in. If you'd like to identify yourself further, please do.

    Submissions to The Uses of Marijuana should be typed and easy to read. Longer contributions are fine, but whatever you send, please keep a copy. I hope to respond to all contributions within 2-3 weeks. If you have questions or comments about this project, I'll do my best to respond.

    Please forward your submissions as soon as possible!

    Please send all submissions and correspondence, preferably in electronic form, to:

    Lester_Grinspoon@hms.Harvard.edu

    or

    Lester Grinspoon, MD
    35 Skyline Drive
    Wellesley, MA 02482

    Cordially,

    Lester Grinspoon, M.D.

  • Full Al Gore Testimony to House Committee on Urgent Clean Energy and Climate Legislation (4-24-09)

    Paula Gloria Embraces Hemp Cancer Cure by Rick Simpson

    More on hemp and healing from Paula Gloria.
    Please tell President Obama to let our hemp go now!!!

    How to Make Your Own Hemp Oil - Rick Simpson Calls RabbitHoleCentral



    Sister Somayah Kambui was known for encouraging people to 'eat your seeds and drink your oil. The webeo above has information on making oil and how to use it to help in healing.

    "Paula Gloria is joined by John Gulino (aka 911Shaman) for a call from Canada's most famous healer, Rick Simpson who is healing people with cancer and other diseases with Hemp oil and also addressing criminal corruption at the top levels which keep us from the robust health we need (or are killing us cruelly)"So in reality the battle against cancer consists of two distinct battles. The first is against the physical disease itself; the second one is against the mental posture of both those who want to keep their privileges and those who, because of social indoctrination, do not seem interested in trying new ways. I believe that the latter battle is the toughest and the longest - but only by winning it can we be successful with the former."-Tullio Simoncini, MD "

    For more on hemp and health I urge you to read HEMP FOR VICTORY: THE WONDER HERB by Richard M. Davis of the USA Hemp Museum, a private museum with a virtual wing.

    How to make Hemp Salve

    Friday, April 24, 2009

    Thursday, April 23, 2009

    Obama, You're No Stranger to the Bong: An Open Letter to the President

    Drew Cary and your ReasonTV for the webeo above.

    Here's the text from the piece posted on Youtube.

    "Thank you, President Obama, for keeping your campaign pledge to end raids on medical marijuana dispensaries that are legal under state laws in California and elsewhere.

    Thank you for reversing an inhumane policy established by the Clinton administration and continued by the Bush administration.

    Given the experience you and other elected officials have had with illegal drugs and your willingness to challenge the status quo, now is the time to reconsider decades of prohibitionist drug policies that have succeeded only in massively increasing the toll of human misery, violence, and hypocrisy. As with alcohol prohibition, the drug war intensifies and exacerbates every negative outcome it is ostensibly designed to combat.

    President Obama, do the right thing and end the war on drugs.

    "Obama, You're No Stranger to the Bong" was written, performed, and edited by Paul Feine; special thanks to Alex Manning.

    For more drug policy videos, articles, and links, go to http://www.reason.tv/video/show/705.html "

    CNBC SAYS - MARIJUANA = LARGEST CASH CROP IN CA

    Hemp is truly a trillion dollar crop according to Richard M. Davis, founder and curator of the USA Hemp Museum, www.hempmuseum.org

    Hemp is the economic stimulus needed to empower Main Street.

    Legalization: Yes We Can

    Science driving policy demands the end of hemp prohibition.

    Tell President Obama - Let our hemp go!!!

    Cannabis Cancer response on 2009 04 22 at 09 12

    Wednesday, April 22, 2009

    Global Marijuana March! Saturday, May 2nd 2009!

    Attend your local events. Fill Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other social network sites with hemp, hemp, hemp.

    Monday, April 20, 2009

    Hemp Science and Economics

    Now that it's 4/20/09, it's time to revisit what President Barack Obama said about using hemp to empower our economy.



    The President said he doesn't know what hemp being a popular question says about the on line audience.

    What it says is that a lot of us support & consume hemp. We are part of the commerce that is the number one cash crop in this nation. Do a search on Twitter (Search at bottom of the home page) to see many folks are talking about hemp.

    The internet's hemp supporters read and think. We research and vote. We're cool with the sacred knowledge of how to use technology to communicate. We've offered to pay hemp taxes. The feds would rather spend money putting us in jail than restoring our freedom to interact with a plant that has never killed anyone other than murder by government policy. We are a community of common sense.

    The president said science would drive policy. WHAT!!! How is such a contradiction about hemp ‘science driving policy’? On what science did he make the decision that ending hemp prohibition would not be a good economic strategy? Giving big business a trillion dollars or so, while regular folks are loosing jobs, homes and retirements with no one to turn to for help is a good policy?

    "Since Popular Mechanics deemed hemp a billion dollar crop in 1938, it must be a trillion dollar plus crop today" said Richard M. Davis in his upcoming book Vol 5. HEMP FOR VICTORY: THE TRILLION DOLLAR CROP. It is time to stop pretending not to know hemp can help us end our economic woes so we can enter an age of abundance.

    The simple historic truth is that hemp motivates people to exchange dollars. Medicine, recreation, religion and other industrial uses for the hemp plant can keep dollars flowing fast.

    The USA Hemp Museum's founder and curator, Richard M. Davis wrote in his book HEMP FOR VICTORY: A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION in the chapter Hempification, that if we make available only 10% of unused federal land, about 60 million acres, people could save themselves economically and environmentally (page 105 - gift ebook available at www.hempmuseum.org - hard copy at amazon). A hemp farm can be a prosperous experience for an entire community from farmers to happy children playing outside of their wonderful, strong non-toxic hemp homes.

    It is time to step beyond illusions. Current hemp policy was established by folks who M. Scott Peck describes examples of in People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil. Use the truth to correct all errors. Hemp prohibition is an error in need of correction.

    We must stop wasting time. The ice caps are melting and hemp pulls excess CO2 as it grows, regardless of the source, helping create a healthy environment to experience our economy in. Regardless of the source of the excess CO2, energy pollution, industrial farming or carbon atoms from outer space, hemp is a powerful ally in our fight to reduce carbon levels quickly.

    We need to be using hemp to heal the damage we've done to the earth. It was reported that in Chernobyl hemp was used to help clean the soil because it is an environmental biomass champion. Cleaning up the environment will reduce the strain on our health care system by reducing the number of sick people. Reducing the number of medical bankruptcies will reduce other negative economic situations. Delicious hemp foods can help stave off famine. Hemp’s up to six foot root system restores burnt soil that can be used for other crops too.

    Hemp can also stimulate the economy by saving the government an estimated $77 billion ($44 billion in arrests and $33 billion in taxes) according to Harvard Economist Jeffrey Miron.




    It is wrong that the will of the government supersedes the will of the people. Even the Governor of California said that he would like to support hemp, but cannot due to the federal government.

    What to do?

    For more supporting documentation on the economics of hemp, please check out Harvard's Economist Jeffrey Miron. His book is Drug War Crimes: The Consequences of Prohibition and has details of his $77 billion figure about how much we could net.

    Legalize hemp, tax recreational at 20%. Incorporate hemp deeper into our lifestyles.

    Hold a series of town hall meetings to develop a modern hemp for victory strategy. Do it on line with a Skype type style. Openly discuss the information available on how hemp can help us save ourselves. Tell the president the results. Hemp was voted legal in 9 out of the 10 states where it was on the ballot. so the people are ready for the task at hand.

    Visit the USA Hemp Museum. Talk with the museum’s founder and curator, Richard M. Davis, author of two books HEMP FOR VICTORY: A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION and HEMP FOR VICTORY: THE WONDER HERB that provide supporting documentation on how hemp can help in these fields. There are free ebook editions posted on the site until at least May 31, 2009 and more books coming in this dynamic series. Jack Herer and Chris & Mikki Conrad are heroes of Richard's who have also done extensive research in the field of ‘hemponomics.’

    Steve Kubby, who recently began selling stock in Cannabis Science, Bill Maher, Woody Harrelson, Dana Beal and others could create a hemp council. The council can work with various parts of government (starting farms, processing companies and workers, hemp lifestyle designers, food industry, etc.). We can use the successful HEMP FOR VICTORY program to provide solutions.

    Use technology to empower the people with hemp business tools. With the wise use of computers and other technology, many will be able to set up companies, find jobs and other opportunities, i.e. community based investors, to thrive in the Information Age. Anyone with access to soil can grow their way out of poverty.

    Instructions should be on line at the Department of Agriculture. Government hemp business programs, from land prep through paying taxes, can put the feds in a primary payment position as the plant goes from the fields to the consumers.

    The Lord has given us the keys out of Babylon in our technology. We can speak the same language through programs. The keys are cyber in the era of truthful information guiding policy. It’s up to us to use the information wisely.

    Once all the science is on the table, we're confident that hemp prohibition will end.

    We urge the President and others to take a look at the science of hemp and let science drive policy.

    Saturday, April 18, 2009

    Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009 - Text

    Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009 (Introduced in House)

    HR 1866 IH

    111th CONGRESS
    1st Session

    H. R. 1866

    To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.

    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

    April 2, 2009

    Mr. PAUL (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. STARK, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned


    A BILL

    To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.

      Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

      This Act may be cited as the `Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009'.

    SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP FROM DEFINITION OF MARIHUANA.

      Paragraph (16) of section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(16)) is amended--
        (1) by striking `(16)' at the beginning and inserting `(16)(A)'; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
      `(B) The term `marihuana' does not include industrial hemp. As used in the preceding sentence, the term `industrial hemp' means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that does not exceed 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.'.

    SEC. 3. INDUSTRIAL HEMP DETERMINATION TO BE MADE BY STATES.

      Section 201 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
      `(i) Industrial Hemp Determination To Be Made by States- In any criminal action, civil action, or administrative proceeding, a State regulating the growing and processing of industrial hemp under State law shall have exclusive authority to determine whether any such plant meets the concentration limitation set forth in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (16) of section 102 and such determination shall be conclusive and binding.'.


    Thursday, April 16, 2009

    Steve Kubby's Cannabis Science Stock Offering

    The Steve Kubby Story - Part 1



    The Steve Kubby Story - Part 2



    The great Hemp Hero Steve Kubby is lifting us to the next level of freedom regarding hemp in our economy. The stock announcement:

    "Cannabis Science is currently trading on the OTC:BB under the ticker symbol GFON. We anticipate a new ticker symbol being issued any day now. Be sure to check back here for the new ticker. Until then, please see below for the picture of what the special 420 Commemorative Stock Certificate will look like.

    Also, don’t forget, only the first 500 people that request the 420 Commemorative Certificate will receive a hand signed copy bearing the signature of Steven Kubby himself."

    Yes, you read right. Steve Kubby has a company called Cannabis Science that is currently trading. Awesome. Another break in the illusion of industrial hemp, an acknowledgment that medicine, recreation and religion are industries too. All of the hemp crop can be used for industry, lifestyle, prayer and other really good times.

    Kubby is on page 150 of Richard M. Davis' second book in his series HEMP FOR VICTORY: THE WONDER HERB. There is a free ebook at the USA Hemp Museum's site, www.hempmuseum.org until at least May 31, 2009.



    A Change Is Gonna Come - Seal

    Wednesday, April 15, 2009

    Handmade tree-free paper at Green Field Paper Company

    A clip of the guys at Green Field Paper Company in San Diego making their tree-free paper from recycle materials. This company has a great line of beautiful hemp paper.

    More info about Green Field Paper Company:
    http://www.greenfieldpaper.com/index.cfm

    Their hemp paper information is located

    http://www.greenfieldpaper.com/asccustompages/products.asp?categoryid=4

    Also for info about a tour with them, check out:
    http://shannachoungevents.blogspot.com

    Hemp paper saves trees.

    Visit the USA Hemp Museum and check out the paper and pulp room. http://www.hempmuseum.org/ROOMS/ARM%20PAPER-PULP.htm

    Monday, April 13, 2009

    Bill Maher | Legalize Marijuana For The Economy

    Hemp can hemp us solve our economic problems and empower the world's economy.

    For more information on hemp, please visit the USA Hemp Museum, www.hempmuseum.org and download your free ebook copies of the books by Richard M. Davis HEMP FOR VICTORY: A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION and HEMP FOR VICTORY: THE WONDER HERB. Hard copies available at www.amazon.com

    Tuesday, April 7, 2009

    H.R.1866

    The USA Hemp Museum got this message from the great hemp activist, Dr. Jeri Rose.

    "Richard, WE need to get EVERYONE who cares about planet earth to write to their Representative to support HR 1866. It simply allows those states that want to allow their farmers to grow industrial hemp to go ahead and let them.

    Please write your Rep and email everyone you know and ask them to email everyone they know. This must become a nationwide avalanche to the House of Representatives."

    House.gov has the link where you can share your support for ending hemp prohibition now and restoring sanity to government. Tell them it is not nice to make mother nature illegal.

    From The Library Of Congress's Thomas.gov

    H.R.1866

    "OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes."

    Our most profound thanks and gratitude to the hemp heroes in congress who refuse to give up the fight to end hemp prohibition.

    Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2]

    Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1]

    Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4]

    Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7]

    Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22]

    Rep McClintock, Tom [CA-4]

    Rep Miller, George [CA-7]

    Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46]

    Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13]

    Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6]

    Please contact your congressional representative and tell them to unconditionally support H.R. 1866, which is in support of industrial hemp.

    One quick note. It's time to redefine "industrial" hemp. The term is from the last century when the government was demonizing the hemp plant, a divide and conquer technique. Have the industrial, recreational, medical and religious activists working against each other for attention, rather than working together to achieve a goal. Those days are numbered.

    Consider that medicine, recreation and even some religions are also industries, and should be able to qualify for industrial hemp protection when the legislation passes.

    From Thomas.gov .

    Title: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 4/2/2009)

    Cosponsors (10) Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Jump to: Summary, Major Actions, All Actions, Titles, Cosponsors, Committees, Related Bill Details, Amendments

    SUMMARY:
    ***NONE***

    MAJOR ACTIONS:
    ***NONE***

    ALL ACTIONS:
    4/2/2009:
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E860-861)

    4/2/2009:
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    4/2/2009:
    Referred to House Energy and Commerce

    4/2/2009:
    Referred to House Judiciary

    TITLE(S):

    OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.

    COSPONSORS(10), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:

    Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 4/2/2009
    Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1] - 4/2/2009
    Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] - 4/2/2009
    Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 4/2/2009
    Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 4/2/2009
    Rep McClintock, Tom [CA-4] - 4/2/2009
    Rep Miller, George [CA-7] - 4/2/2009
    Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46] - 4/2/2009
    Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 4/2/2009
    Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 4/2/2009

    COMMITTEE(S):

    Committee/Subcommittee:
    Activity:

    House Energy and Commerce

    Referral, In Committee

    House Judiciary

    Referral, In Committee

    RELATED BILL DETAILS:
    ***NONE***

    AMENDMENT(S):
    ***NONE***

    END TEXT FROM THOMAS.GOV

    We looked for the text to post here but found:

    The Library of Congress > THOMAS Home > Bills, Resolutions > Search Results
    THIS SEARCH THIS DOCUMENT GO TO
    The text of H.R.1866 has not yet been received from GPO

    "Bills are generally sent to the Library of Congress from the Government Printing Office a day or two after they are introduced on the floor of the House or Senate. Delays can occur when there are a large number of bills to prepare or when a very large bill has to be printed."

    When we get the text we'll post it. Contact your congressional representative and tell them to end hemp prohibition by unconditionally supporting H.R. 1866.

    Monday, April 6, 2009

    California Governor Would Like To Support Hemp




    Richard M. Davis, founder and curator of the USA Hemp Museum recently wrote a letter to the Governor of California regarding ending hemp prohibition. (Richard's book are available for a short time as free ebook downloads on www.hempmuseum.org )

    The Governor's response is below.

    "I recognize and am proud that California is a national and world leader in the production of high-quality agricultural commodities. Our state has a rich agricultural environment, and we must strive to protect and promote farming, ranching and agri-business in California, while preserving natural resources and protecting consumers.

    Given these facts, I would like to support the expansion of a new agricultural commodity in this state. Unfortunately, I am very concerned about giving legitimate growers a false sense of security and a belief that production of “industrial hemp” is somehow a legal activity under federal law. "

    Instead of fighting for the will of the people as stated in Prop. 215, the Terminator is afraid of the federal government. Oh well. At least we now have in writing that the governor is in favor of supporting "the expansion of a new agricultural commodity in this state."

    Here's the letter that you can click on to read the original. I typed the text below in case you want to use a find move on the webpage or copy and paste the text.

    Ain't no stoppin us now.






    Office of the Governor

    March 24, 2009

    Mr. Richard Davis
    Los Angeles, California 90046

    Dear Mr. Davis,

    Thank you for sharing your ideas with me about industrial hemp and how it could benefit our state.

    I recognize and am proud that California is a national and world leader in the production of high-quality agricultural commodities. Our state has a rich agricultural environment, and we must strive to protect and promote farming, ranching and agri-business in California, while preserving natural resources and protecting consumers.

    Given these facts, I would like to support the expansion of a new agricultural commodity in this state. Unfortunately, I am very concerned about giving legitimate growers a false sense of security and a belief that production of “industrial hemp” is somehow a legal activity under federal law. Any person in the United States that wishes to grow cannabis plants for any purpose – including industrial purposes – must first obtain permission and register with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Failure to do so would be a violation of federal law and could subject an individual to criminal penalties. If you’d like a new law to be created that addresses this issue, you may wish to contact your representatives in the Legislature to share your ideas, comments and concerns. To find your representatives or for more information on legislative bills, please visit the Official California Legislative Information website at http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/.

    Again, thank you for writing. An informed and engaged public is important for effective government in our Golden State.

    Sincerely

    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Governor

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    Among the many exhibits in the book that make the case are:

    · Harvard’s Dr. Lester Grinspoon’s testimony before the Crime Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee to the US House of Representatives in 1997 (page 60) and Dr. Grinspoon’s paper Marijuana As Wonder Drug (page 17).

    · Dr. Tod H. Mikuriya, MD’s list of hemp’s documented 250 medical uses (page 53).

    · Physicians Desk Reference For Herbal Medicine Cannabis Sativa (page 238) on hemp as medicine and what they know it’s good for.

    · Hemp patient, author and publisher Peter McWilliams “Medical Marijuana & Me.” (page 82) and Why Was Peter McWilliams Murdered? By Paul Krassner (page 87). The book is dedicated to McWilliams

    J. Nayer Hardin’s research regarding hemp as a medical tool for World Trade Center illness (page 94)·

    Many books for further research on medical hemp’s effectiveness. (page 218)


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    Examples of material contained include:

    · A Natural Energy Policy (page 76)

    · Energy Farming In America by Lynn Osborne (page 96)

    · Readings on hemp and global warming (page 120)

    · Hemp legislation (page 125)

    · How To Make Hemp Fuels (page 176)

    · 1913 US Government Report On Hemp (page 180)

    Go to the USA Hemp Museum and get your copies before May 31, 2009. They answer the call for a one stop publication on how hemp has already been studied and can help us solve global warming and health care. Stay tuned for the Hemp For Victory book on how hemp can help us heal the international economy, motivating currency to change hands.

    Sunday, April 5, 2009

    Hemp For Victory: The Wonder Herb Free Ebook Edition

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    HEMP FOR VICTORY: THE WONDER HERB by Richard M. Davis, Founder & Curator, USA Hemp Museum. The museum is private a virtual wing http://www.hempmuseum.org/

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Los Angeles, CA April, 2009

    Just in time for the 2009 Global Marijuana March, HEMP FOR VICTORY: THE WONDER HERB is available for a limited time as a free ebook at the museum’s site. The result of decades of research by the USA Hemp Museum's founder and curator Richard M. Davis, this work makes a comprehensive and compelling case that proves hemp’s effectiveness as medicine and a great source of delicious nutrition. The book is the answer to the call for more research on medical hemp. Medical marijuana has been proven effective as medicine as it's been in use for more than 5,000 years. This book offers some of the many chapters and verses on the subject.

    From images of hemp under a microscope (page 58) to the big picture view in his struggle to grow and use hemp freely in “Why I am Suing The State” (page 180), this book is a one stop answer to the question ‘is hemp an effective medicine and nutritious food source?’ Davis proves in this book that the answer is a resounding YES HEMP HEALS.

    Among the many exhibits in the book that make the case are:

    · Harvard’s Dr. Lester Grinspoon’s testimony before the Crime Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee to the US House of Representatives in 1997 (page 60) and Dr. Grinspoon’s paper Marijuana As Wonder Drug (page 17).
    · Dr. Tod H. Mikuriya, MD’s list of hemp’s documented 250 medical uses (page 53).
    · Physicians Desk Reference For Herbal Medicine Cannabis Sativa (page 238) on hemp as medicine and what they know it’s good for.
    · Hemp patient, author and publisher Peter McWilliams “Medical Marijuana & Me.” (page 82) and Why Was Peter McWilliams Murdered? By Paul Krassner (page 87). The book is dedicated to McWilliams.
    · J. Nayer Hardin’s research regarding hemp as a medical tool for World Trade Center illness (page 94)
    · Many books for further research on medical hemp’s effectiveness. (page 218)

    HEMP FOR VICTORY: THE WONDER HERB is the second in Davis’ series, the first being HEMP FOR VICTORY: A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION,

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    About The Author

    Richard M. Davis is the USA Hemp Museum’s founder, curator and resident hempologist. He’s known in California for his growing skills and his love of and dedication to restoring the hemp plant to its rightful role in nature. He is authoring a series of books based on his respected website www.hempmuseum.org/ dedicated to the successful WWII program HEMP FOR VICTORY. The series is built as a blueprint for how we can use hemp to help us solve our problems now.

    Davis holds a Masters Degree in Biology from California State University at Los Angeles and attended the School of Public Health at UCLA for four years under a US Public Health Service Fellowship. He was named High Times Freedom Fighter in February, 1995. He is still fighting for nature to be legal again.

    Davis’ website, http://www.hempmuseum.org/ contains images, papers, webeos (web videos) and other items and information. Links to hard copies of his first two books in the series are:

    HEMP FOR VICTORY: A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION

    HEMP FOR VICTORY: THE WONDER HERB

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    Hemp For Victory: A Global Warming Solution Available As Free Ebook

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    HEMP FOR VICTORY: A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION is by Richard M. Davis, Founder & Curator, USA Hemp Museum, a private museum with a virtual wing.



    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Los Angeles, CA April, 2009 – Just in time for the 2009 Global Marijuana March - Saturday, May, 2, 2009 HEMP FOR VICTORY: A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION is available for a limited time as a free ebook at the museum’s site.
    The result of decades of research by the USA Hemp Museum's founder and curator, Richard M. Davis, this work presents a compelling case proving hemp’s ability to help solve the problem of global warming. The hard copy edition is available on amazon.com.

    Why hemp? When used as bio fuel, hemp replaces toxic energy with clean, easily renewable energy. Whatever toxic energy can do, hemp can do better. Hemp biomass does not pollute while it’s powering everything that uses electrical current, including the power plant that produces the electrical current. Clean hemp bio fuel can be processed to run any engine, heat or cool any building, run any factory, and eliminate the pollution that comes from modern energy sources. Remove the cause, excess CO2, and the effect, global warming can at least be reduced, if not healed. Hemp is also a champion at scrubbing the air of excess CO2 gas as it grows.

    “A state of international emergency has been declared by many of the top scientists in the world.” Davis said “To help save ourselves from the ravages of global warming, we must grow massive quantities of hemp all over the world to clean the air and provide bio fuel. Working together, crops can be bred for maximum earth healing affect. Markets can be coordinated. The impact of restoring the family farmers can help those who are not currently benefiting from our alleged booming economy.”

    In addition to offering the who, what, when, where and how on solving the problem of global warming (page 7) other exhibits in the book include:

    · A Natural Energy Policy (page 76)
    · Energy Farming In America by Lynn Osborne (page 96)
    · Readings on hemp and global warming (page 120)
    · Hemp legislation (page 125)
    · How To Make Hemp Fuels (page 176)
    · 1913 US Government Report On Hemp (page 180)

    The second book in the series HEMP FOR VICTORY: THE WONDER HERB is also available both on amazon and as a free ebook. For more information contact Richard M. Davis, The USA Hemp Museum http://www.hempmuseum.org/ - rmdavisx@yahoo.com

    Author's Bio

    Richard M. Davis is the USA Hemp Museum’s founder, curator and resident hempologist. He’s known in California for his growing skills and his love of and dedication to restoring the hemp plant to its rightful role in nature.

    Currently, Davis is authoring a series of books based on his respected USA Hemp Museum website founded on the successful WWII program HEMP FOR VICTORY. The series is built as a blueprint for how we can use hemp to help us solve our problems now.

    Davis holds a Masters Degree in Biology from California State University at Los Angeles and attended the School of Public Health at UCLA for four years under a US Public Health Service Fellowship. He was named High Times Freedom Fighter in February, 1995. He is still fighting for nature to be legal again.

    For more information on hemp, The Hemp For Victory series or Richard M. Davis, please visit the USA Hemp Museum, http://www.hempmuseum.org/. There you will see images, papers, webeos (web videos), links to papers and other items from his 40 years of studying the benefits hemp offers and the need to make nature legal again.