Showing posts with label Canadian Press. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canadian Press. Show all posts

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Hemp & The Economy - What did Macon say?

"...and the President wanted to answer the (hemp/marijuana) question that, no, it was not -- he did not think a good economic strategy.
Q Did that question get the most votes of any?
MR. GIBBS: I will ask Macon and those guys. It is interesting when -- I think several of those topics were in things like financial stability or --"
In March, when Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was asked about hemp and the economy he took the strategy of the People Of The Lie:





What did Macon say? It's time for the federal government to stop pretending not to know hemp can help us solve our economic crisis, and a lot more.

A great overview of the problem is found in the newly released book HEMP FOR VICTORY, VOL. 5, THE TRILLION DOLLAR CROP by Richard M. Davis, the founder and curator of the USA Hemp Museum a private museum with a virtual wing.  www.hempmuseum.org . There you will also find two books that are on amazon, HEMP FOR VICTORY, THE WONDER HERB and HEMP FOR VICTORY: A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION . The series provides museum tours from Davis' collection of thousands of hemp exhibits.

End hemp prohibition by Executive Order. Stop the war on drugs.
To assure context, here's the text from the White House briefing as posted

www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Briefing-by-White-House-Press-Secretary-Robert-Gibbs-3-26-09/


"THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secrectary
__________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release March 26, 2009

PRESS BRIEFING
BY PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room
2:30 P.M. EDT
Q Robert, in the online town meeting, when the President said he doesn't think legalizing marijuana would give the economy a boost, was he giving a political answer or an economic answer? Does he have economic numbers to back that up?
MR. GIBBS: I'm unaware of a CEA analysis -- (laughter) -- regarding that. I think the --
Q Will you let us know if there is one? (Laughter.)
MR. GIBBS: I think you've heard the President talk about getting us on a path toward sustained economic growth. I don't think he believes that that is a part of that plan.
Q What about medicinal marijuana?
MR. GIBBS: I think the -- I'd point you to the Justice Department on developments on that.
The President asked people to ask their questions. Obviously interests aligned with certain viewpoints did so, and the President wanted to answer the question that, no, it was not -- he did not think a good economic strategy.
Q Did that question get the most votes of any?
MR. GIBBS: I will ask Macon and those guys. It is interesting when -- I think several of those topics were in things like financial stability or --"

Hemp For Victory: Vol. 5 The Trillion Dollar Crop



Now available on amazon.com

Book Review published on the Willie Nelson Peace Research Institute site by Jay Greathouse of

RSS Raw Materials Econ

"Richard M. Davis and the USA Hemp Museum have produced an amazing 250 page book documenting the history and current potential for commercial hemp production called Hemp For Victory: Volume 5 The Trillion Dollar Crop.
This rare voice of sanity lays out the overwhelmingly positive scientific perspective on commercial hemp. As more voices ask for the open dialog long sought by those opposed to the needless waste of the so-called War On Drugs the value of this new book becomes self-evident.
Career politicians prove once again that campaign promises regularly become orphaned IOUs with little likelihood of ever being redeemed. At best they can only follow the lead of knowledgeable citizens and the USA Hemp Museum provides this book for citizens curious about the science regarding commercial hemp.
If we do not allow science to drive policy then policy becomes driven by ideology. History provides ample evidence on the predictable failure of policy driven by ideology.
Science observes nature, the world as we experience it in our daily lives, and constructs organizational systems to aid our understanding of the world and our place in it. These scientific organizational systems remain open to modification as discovered facts dictate.
Ideologies, on the other hand, start not with the facts but with someone’s dreams and fantasies. Facts may never contribute to the process of refining ideologies and if they prove contrary to ideology are conveniently ignored if not outright suppressed.
Disinformation and other forms of creative lying create the illusion of facts that prop up the dysfunctional ideologies that impoverish all of human existence. Hemp For Victory: Volume 5 The Trillion Dollar Crop dispels misleading illusions with such a volume of scientific verifiable facts as to nullify the power of dysfunctional ideologies intended to make us all criminals in our own communities.
What more can we hope than to be freed from burden of lies that only contribute to increasing needless pain, suffering and all too often pointless death at the hand of militarized police agencies?
This freedom can be yours at no cost to you because Richard M. Davis and the USA Hemp Museum now offer Hemp For Victory: Volume 5 The Trillion Dollar Crop as a FREE PREVIEW EBOOK EDITION. Please be advised this is currently a working copy and I do not know what will be its fate with publication of hard copies and the ebook final version becoming available in mid-June, 2009.
Honest factual information can lift the veil of illusion that gives power to ideologies. You can take steps now towards abandoning ideology and embracing science by obtaining your own copy of this book.
By sharing this book you also help to free your friends, family and community from blind obedience to enslaving ideologies. Be informed, it is one essential right you still have the ability to exercise.
Special mention must be made of Brenda Kershenbaum for her brilliant research, Art Director Sherwood Akuna for the stunning series book covers and art work and the awesome Editor, J. Nayer Hardin of Computer Underground Railroad Enterprises.
Disclaimer: We are quoted and mentioned in the book as “great hemp activists.” All I can say is that we aspire to resembling that remark." (Note: You're awesome, inspiring activists on the hemped path to victory.)

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Coincidence Is The Lord Working Under Cover

Coincidence is the Lord working undercover.

Coincidentally a pro hemp president is elected and the oldest hemp stash reveals itself to the world. We could not post this fast enough. Thank you China.

In the weeks following the election of pro hemp "I inhaled frequently, that was the point" President Elect Barack Obama (and his now named Secretary of Commerce, even more pro hemp Gov. Bill Richardson), this was quietly released.

2,700-year-old marijuana stash found
By THE CANADIAN PRESS
Last Updated: 27th November 2008, 3:09pm

"OTTAWA – Researchers say they have located the world's oldest stash of marijuana, in a tomb in a remote part of China.The cache of cannabis is about 2,700 years old and was clearly "cultivated for psychoactive purposes," rather than as fibre for clothing or as food, says a research paper in the Journal of Experimental Botany.

The 789 grams of dried cannabis was buried alongside a light-haired, blue-eyed Caucasian man, likely a shaman of the Gushi culture, near Turpan in northwestern China.

The extremely dry conditions and alkaline soil acted as preservatives, allowing a team of scientists to carefully analyze the stash, which still looked green though it had lost its distinctive odour.

"To our knowledge, these investigations provide the oldest documentation of cannabis as a pharmacologically active agent," says the newly published paper, whose lead author was American neurologist Dr. Ethan B. Russo.Remnants of cannabis have been found in ancient Egypt and other sites, and the substance has been referred to by authors such as the Greek historian Herodotus. But the tomb stash is the oldest so far that could be thoroughly tested for its properties.

Read more: http://www.torontosun.com/news/weird/2008/11/27/7557641.html "


We now have a pro hemp president and secretary of commerce elect, poised to make great, positive changes. Shifting back to a hemp based economy can have a powerfully healing effect, but we have to use our balls and demand the unconditional removal of all restrictions regarding the hemp plant and let it assume it's rightful place in the marketplace.

1. Include tax revenue from the #1 cash crop in the nation. The governor of California is crying about not having enough money while he continues to veto hemp bills that could provide a subatantial revenue to city, state and federal governments.

2. Shift to clean, easily renewable hemp bio fuel and biomass. A great book on the subject is HEMP FOR VICTORY: A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION by Richard M. Davis, founder and curator of the USA Hemp Museum.

3. Allow the use of hemp medicine in the process of good health, thereby reducing health care costs.

4. Encourage small business opportunities in hemp, including restoring the family farm structure for raw material growth. There is a strong place in the Information Age economy for the restoration of the family farm and other home based businesses.

TELL OBAMA, TIME TO LET OUR HEMP PLANT GO!!!!





What's next? Get hemped. For more information on hemp please visit the USA Hemp Museum, a private museum with a virtual wing.