This is the third of a series of posts on presidential candidates and their positions on hemp found on webeo (web video).
Here's a few pieces we found on Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich concerning hemp, i.e. medical marijuana.
Congressman Kucinich is a long time hemp advocate who has written extensively on the subject.
We recommend that Congressman Kucinich and others visit the USA Hemp Museum, and work together with the Museum's curator Richard M. Davis to implement hemp as the real change required to save our nation and the world. They can talk about how hemp is listed in the PDR Herbal edition as a herb that shrinks tumors and stops asthma attacks.
This information should be in the speaking of all pro hemp candidates on a daily basis. Richard's written one of those "Read this like your life depends on it, it does!" books called HEMP FOR VICTORY: A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION which explains how to use hemp to solve the problem of global warming.
Here's a few of the webeos we found concerning Dennis Kucinich and hemp.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich will protect medical marijuana patients
Dennis Kucinich - medical marijuana -10 questions
Dennis Kucinich Talks about Drug Policy
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Monday, January 7, 2008
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
One Hemp Bill In The Great 8
If you know Dennis Kucinich, Ron Paul, Chris Dodd, Barack Obama, Maurice Hinchey and any other pro hemp person in congress, consider asking them to please present one Hemp Act in 2008. This would have a better chance of passing than our past strategy of industrial, medical, etc.
Why? Because in 2007 we had the Industrial Hemp Farming Act and the Hinchey Medical Marijuana Amendment. One was lost in committee since 4/20/07 and the other was voted down. Another year wasted when we could be growing crops to support humanity and the environment.
It is time to stop acting like fools and legalize hemp now. Living by the rules of dead people are producing like results. The time to stop killing ourselves is now.
An illusion hemp advocates have been working under is that industrial hemp, medical hemp and hemp as a recreational drug are different things.
In truth, they are different grades of the same plant, hemp.
So is leisure an industry, as demonstrated by the town of Las Vegas.
This "separate the hemp plant" strategy creates 3 times as much scattered work to get the courts out of the fields. Divide and conquer.
The solution is to unify and propose one hemp bill in the Great 8. One hemp bill, or a nature re-legalization bill, would remove all unreasonable restrictions of human interaction with plants. It would also eliminate the expensive, duplicate work that has to be done to get a bill passed.
In unity is strength.
What do you think?
Why? Because in 2007 we had the Industrial Hemp Farming Act and the Hinchey Medical Marijuana Amendment. One was lost in committee since 4/20/07 and the other was voted down. Another year wasted when we could be growing crops to support humanity and the environment.
It is time to stop acting like fools and legalize hemp now. Living by the rules of dead people are producing like results. The time to stop killing ourselves is now.
An illusion hemp advocates have been working under is that industrial hemp, medical hemp and hemp as a recreational drug are different things.
In truth, they are different grades of the same plant, hemp.
- We've made part of nature, hemp, illegal and wonder why we have a problem with the environment.
- We've made the hemp peace pipe illegal and wonder why we have a problem violence and war.
- We've made an easily renewable plant resource material illegal to grow and wonder why we have a problem with our economy.
- We've made inexpensive, effective hemp medicine illegal and wonder why we have a health care crisis.
So is leisure an industry, as demonstrated by the town of Las Vegas.
This "separate the hemp plant" strategy creates 3 times as much scattered work to get the courts out of the fields. Divide and conquer.
The solution is to unify and propose one hemp bill in the Great 8. One hemp bill, or a nature re-legalization bill, would remove all unreasonable restrictions of human interaction with plants. It would also eliminate the expensive, duplicate work that has to be done to get a bill passed.
In unity is strength.
What do you think?
Monday, December 3, 2007
Hemp: The Old School Solution to 21st Century Problems
Please support the Industrial Hemp Farming Act, featured in the above video.
The USA Hemp Museum, founder and curator Richard M. Davis, author of HEMP FOR VICTORY: A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION, is proposing a Hemp Solutions Division of Dennis Kucinich's proposed Department of Peace.
Why Hemp? The majestic hemp plant, with its many grades from industrial (50,000 plus uses) to medical (a 5,000 plus year old track record for healing sick folks without one toxic side effect) is nature's tool for us to save ourselves.
Hemp can help clean up our environment, restore justice, reduce violence, and put the green back in greenback with a farm based financial system instead of the smoke and mirrors modern market structure passing for the American economy.
Listed below in no special order are issues, problems and hemp based solutions that are either illegal or radically under funded. Either way, if you will help hemp become legal, hemp can help us save our lives.
Please add your ideas to the list.
1. GLOBAL WARMING
Problem: Global warming from excess CO2.
Solution: Hemp, the biomass champion scrubs the air of excess CO2 as it grows. Grow hemp on at least 10% of unused federal land and we can reverse the process of global warming at the level of cause and effect.
HEMP FOR VICTORY: A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION is the first book in the series HEMP FOR VICTORY by Richard M. Davis where he explains chapter and verse how to use hemp to solve the problem of global warming.
2. ENERGY
Problem: Polluting Energy i.e. oil, nuclear, coal, gas, etc. is overpriced and creates large amounts of pollution or, in the case of nuclear energy, dangerous waste.
Solution: Non-toxic, clean hemp, solar, hydro, wind and magnetic energies.
3. VIOLENCE
Problem: War and other Violent Crimes
Solution: Hemp peace pipes and biofuels, “No war required.”
Hemp 2 lb. Solution. Everyone gets 2 lbs of medical grade hemp.
One 1 lb is for their personal stash, the other to be consumed with their “enemy.” Discuss and implement peaceful solutions, like the ones on Willie and Amy Nelson's A Peaceful Solution site. Repeat as needed.
4. HEALTH
Problem: Health Care crisis.
Solution: Use hemp as a stress reduction, cell harm communication, tumor reducing and nutritional enhancement therapy to reduce the need for health care.
Problem: Overpriced, ineffective medicines with toxic side effects.
Solution: 5,000 plus year old effective, inexpensive, medical grade hemp to help treat hundreds of conditions successfully. Zero mortality rate from hemp.
Consider taking hemp leaf pills with CBD.
Problem: Tumors
Solution: Hemp helps reduce tumors without the toxic side effects.
5. POVERTY
Problem: War on Poverty. Lack of legal economic opportunities for people to prosper.
Solution: Hemp For Victory farms, business opportunities and jobs for those in need of economic opportunities.
6. HUNGER
Problem: Inadequate, overpriced, radiated, toxic food supply.
Solution: Hemp foods, a delicious, nutritional and easily renewable healthy food source that can be grown almost anywhere, indoors or out, up to 4 crops a year.
7. GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS
Problem: Genetically modified foods – possible cause of Morgellons disease
Solution: Hemp food grown from organic hemp seeds.
8. ECONOMY
Problem: Failed economy based on smoke and mirrors.
Solution: Hemp puts the green back in greenback. A hemped economy restores the family farm as the center with plenty of opportunity.
9. PLASTICS
Problem: Plastics polluting the environment.
Solution: Make plastic items from non-toxic bio degradable hemp seed oil and make bags from hemp fabric.
10. TOXIC CHEMICALS IN FABRICS & BUILDING MATERIALS
Problem: Toxic chemicals used in fabric & building materials production cause cancer, asthma, etc.
Solution: 100% organic, non-toxic hemp fabrics and building materials. Check out Zelfo for building materials
11. HOMELESSNESS
Problem: Homelessness and Inadequate Housing
Solution: Use hemp building materials for strong, affordable new age housing. Help establish home based computer businesses in families who need an income to pay for their hemp house.
Build modular, pre-fab buildings from hemp, house-in-a-box style with everything made from hemp and nails. These structure boxes can be delivered quickly to areas where housing is needed. There is a lot of empty land in America.
12. DISAPPEARING BEES
Problem: Disappearing Bees and the impact on our food supply.
Solution: Supplement bee pollinated with wind pollinated foods like hemp.
Grow hemp in place of plants that use toxic chemicals in case it is the pesticides that are chasing them away.
13. WATER POLLUTION FROM PAPER MAKING
Problem: Water Pollution from paper making is killing river life and impacting on the quality of our water supply.
Solution: Hemp paper making does not pollute water nor require trees.
14. JUSTICE/PRISON, INC.
Problem: Large Prison population.
Solution: Free all non violent and non-DNA verified prisoners with ample support to rebuild their lives.
15. RESTORING FREEDOM
Problem: Loss of freedom due to government greed.
Solution: Restore freedom. Let Uncle Sam smoke a joint and get over himself.
16. STUPID GOVERNMENT
Problem: Hemp a peaceful solution to many of our problems, is illegal.
Solution: Re-legalize hemp.
Support and elect pro-hemp candidates.
Visit the USA Hemp Museum
http://www.hempmuseum.org/
Spread the word.
HEMP PUTS THE GREEN BACK IN GREENBACK AND HEALTH BACK IN HEALTHY LIVING.
We can save ourselves, hemp is a tool.
Let’s take our freedom back with a Great American Hemp Tea Party - 4:20 p.m. daily.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
The Illusion Of Industrial Hemp
Thank you for the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007.
RON PAUL, SPONSOR, COSPONSORS(11), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date) Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 2/13/2007Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] - 2/13/2007Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 2/13/2007Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 2/13/2007Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 2/13/2007Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 2/13/2007Rep Miller, George [CA-7] - 2/13/2007Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46] - 3/15/2007Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 5/8/2007Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 2/13/2007Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 2/13/2007
While it gives me hope for the future, I think we need a more effective strategy so we can use the hemp plant to solve our problems now.
Hemp is one plant, male and female in different grades. If it's used for medicine or fabric is not the point. Freedom is the point.
We the people have been outlawed to death. It is legal to have a gun but illegal to smoke a joint. Sometimes I feel like it's illegal for me to be alive with a reported 130,000 people killed by guns in America since the start of the Iraq war, including my x brother in law, Chauncey Bailey, the Oakland journalist murdered while walking to work one morning last August. We've outlawed the peace pipe, and wonder why we have a problem with violent crime. Rather than discuss problems over a joint or a hemp cup of tea with brownies, guns are promoted as a way to solve things in government, on television, in movies and OMG, in interactive video games for the children where the point is how many you shoot.
We've outlawed nature and wonder why we have a problem with the environment.
To fix the environment, I recommend reading Richard M. Davis' new book HEMP FOR VICTORY: A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION which is about using the old WWII program to clean the air of excess CO2 as it grows and replace toxic energy with 100% clean burning hemp biofuel four times more efficiently than corn.
We've outlawed a natural medicine, hemp, and wonder why we have a problem with health care.
Despite the heroic presentation of Dr. Lester Grinspoon before the Crime Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, US House of Representatives on 10/1/97 where he said "cannabis has never caused an overdose death", and the government ordered death of Peter McWilliams for using hemp, people are still being forced to take toxic medicine when a safer and/or more effective alternative is available.
To begin the process of rehemping the world, I'll play the word game since I must to co-create constructive change here.
Does anybody know what's up with the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007?
It seems to be lost in committee since 4/20/07 (yes, 4/20). What's really ironic is that it's the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, like they know about planting crops. Do they think the plant is going to explode and hurt somebody all of a sudden as there are no reported deaths from hemp comsumption.
Returning to the illusion of Industrial Hemp, here's the 411 on this year's edition, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007 as documented at Thomas.gov, the key source of what's happening with bills in the US congress.
Please review and contact your elected officials, and anyone else you can think of, regarding restoring the hemp plant to it's rightful role in human development for its 50,000 plus constructive uses.
Thomas.gov notes on the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007.
SUMMARY AS OF: 2/13/2007--Introduced. Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of "marihuana." Defines "industrial hemp" to mean the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant with a delta-nine tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that does not exceed .3 percent on a dry weight basis. Grants a state regulating the growing and processing of industrial hemp exclusive authority, in any criminal or civil action or administrative proceeding, to determine whether any such plant meets that concentration limit.
INTRODUCTION OF THE INDUSTRIAL HEMP FARMING ACT -- (Extensions of Remarks - February 13, 2007) [Page: E339] GPO's PDF ---
SPEECH OF HON. RON PAUL OF TEXAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2007 Mr. PAUL.
Madam Speaker, I rise to introduce the Industrial Hemp Farming Act. The Industrial Hemp Farming Act requires the Federal Government to respect State laws allowing the growing of industrial hemp. Seven States--Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia--allow industrial hemp production or research in accord with State laws. However, Federal law is standing in the way of farmers in these States growing what may be a very profitable crop. Because of current federal law, all hemp included in products sold in the United States must be imported instead of being grown by American farmers. Since 1970, the Federal Controlled Substances Act's inclusion of industrial hemp in the schedule one definition of marijuana has prohibited American farmers from growing industrial hemp despite the fact that industrial hemp has such a low content of THC (the psychoactive chemical in the related marijuana plant) that nobody can be psychologically affected by consuming hemp. Federal law concedes the safety of industrial hemp by allowing it to be legally imported for use as food. The United States is the only industrialized nation that prohibits industrial hemp cultivation. The Congressional Research Service has noted that hemp is grown as an established agricultural commodity in over 30 nations in Europe, Asia, and North America. My Industrial Hemp Farming Act will relieve this unique restriction on American farmers and allow them to grow industrial hemp in accord with State law. Industrial hemp is a crop that was grown legally throughout the United States for most of our Nation's history. In fact, during World War II, the Federal Government actively encouraged American farmers to grow industrial hemp to help the war effort.
The Department of Agriculture even produced a film ``Hemp for Victory'' encouraging the plant's cultivation.
In recent years, the hemp plant has been put to many popular uses in foods and in industry. Grocery stores sell hemp seeds and oil as well as food products containing oil and seeds from the hemp plant. Industrial hemp is also included in consumer products such as paper, cloths, cosmetics, and carpet. One of the more innovative recent uses of industrial hemp is in the door frames of about 1.5 million cars. Hemp has even been used in alternative automobile fuel. It is unfortunate that the Federal Government has stood in the way of American farmers, including many who are struggling to make ends meet, competing in the global industrial hemp market. Indeed, the founders of our Nation, some of whom grew hemp, would surely find that Federal restrictions on farmers growing a safe and profitable crop on their own land are inconsistent with the constitutional guarantee of a limited, restrained Federal Government.
Therefore, I urge my colleagues to stand up for American farmers and cosponsor the Industrial Hemp Farming Act.
END SPEECH BILL TEXT
Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007 (Introduced in House)
HR 1009 IH 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1009
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 13, 2007
Mr. PAUL (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, 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 2007'.
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.'.
SUMMARY AS OF: 2/13/2007--Introduced. Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of "marihuana." Defines "industrial hemp" to mean the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant with a delta-nine tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that does not exceed .3 percent on a dry weight basis. Grants a state regulating the growing and processing of industrial hemp exclusive authority, in any criminal or civil action or administrative proceeding, to determine whether any such plant meets that concentration limit. MAJOR ACTIONS: ***NONE***
ALL ACTIONS: 2/13/2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E339) 2/13/2007: 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. 2/13/2007: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 2/13/2007 Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] - 2/13/2007 Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 2/13/2007 Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 2/13/2007 Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 2/13/2007 Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 2/13/2007 Rep Miller, George [CA-7] - 2/13/2007 Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46] - 3/15/2007 Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 5/8/2007 Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 2/13/2007 Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 2/13/2007 COMMITTEE(S): Committee/Subcommittee: Activity: House Energy and Commerce Referral, In Committee Subcommittee on Health Referral House Judiciary Referral, In Committee Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Referral RELATED BILL DETAILS: ***NONE*** AMENDMENT(S): ***NONE***
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PLEASE ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT ALL AN UNCONDITIONAL REMOVAL OF ALL RESTRICTIONS ON HEMP. FOR OUR SURVIVAL, DO IT NOW PLEASE.
Richard Davis can be contacted at the USA Hemp Museum.
Click Here to see a review ebook copy of Davis' book HEMP FOR VICTORY: A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION. Hard copies are available at Lulu.com in both black and white and color editions, as well as the ebook.
Happy Hemp
RON PAUL, SPONSOR, COSPONSORS(11), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date) Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 2/13/2007Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] - 2/13/2007Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 2/13/2007Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 2/13/2007Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 2/13/2007Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 2/13/2007Rep Miller, George [CA-7] - 2/13/2007Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46] - 3/15/2007Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 5/8/2007Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 2/13/2007Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 2/13/2007
While it gives me hope for the future, I think we need a more effective strategy so we can use the hemp plant to solve our problems now.
Hemp is one plant, male and female in different grades. If it's used for medicine or fabric is not the point. Freedom is the point.
We the people have been outlawed to death. It is legal to have a gun but illegal to smoke a joint. Sometimes I feel like it's illegal for me to be alive with a reported 130,000 people killed by guns in America since the start of the Iraq war, including my x brother in law, Chauncey Bailey, the Oakland journalist murdered while walking to work one morning last August. We've outlawed the peace pipe, and wonder why we have a problem with violent crime. Rather than discuss problems over a joint or a hemp cup of tea with brownies, guns are promoted as a way to solve things in government, on television, in movies and OMG, in interactive video games for the children where the point is how many you shoot.
We've outlawed nature and wonder why we have a problem with the environment.
To fix the environment, I recommend reading Richard M. Davis' new book HEMP FOR VICTORY: A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION which is about using the old WWII program to clean the air of excess CO2 as it grows and replace toxic energy with 100% clean burning hemp biofuel four times more efficiently than corn.
We've outlawed a natural medicine, hemp, and wonder why we have a problem with health care.
Despite the heroic presentation of Dr. Lester Grinspoon before the Crime Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, US House of Representatives on 10/1/97 where he said "cannabis has never caused an overdose death", and the government ordered death of Peter McWilliams for using hemp, people are still being forced to take toxic medicine when a safer and/or more effective alternative is available.
To begin the process of rehemping the world, I'll play the word game since I must to co-create constructive change here.
Does anybody know what's up with the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007?
It seems to be lost in committee since 4/20/07 (yes, 4/20). What's really ironic is that it's the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, like they know about planting crops. Do they think the plant is going to explode and hurt somebody all of a sudden as there are no reported deaths from hemp comsumption.
Returning to the illusion of Industrial Hemp, here's the 411 on this year's edition, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007 as documented at Thomas.gov, the key source of what's happening with bills in the US congress.
Please review and contact your elected officials, and anyone else you can think of, regarding restoring the hemp plant to it's rightful role in human development for its 50,000 plus constructive uses.
Thomas.gov notes on the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007.
SUMMARY AS OF: 2/13/2007--Introduced. Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of "marihuana." Defines "industrial hemp" to mean the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant with a delta-nine tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that does not exceed .3 percent on a dry weight basis. Grants a state regulating the growing and processing of industrial hemp exclusive authority, in any criminal or civil action or administrative proceeding, to determine whether any such plant meets that concentration limit.
INTRODUCTION OF THE INDUSTRIAL HEMP FARMING ACT -- (Extensions of Remarks - February 13, 2007) [Page: E339] GPO's PDF ---
SPEECH OF HON. RON PAUL OF TEXAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2007 Mr. PAUL.
Madam Speaker, I rise to introduce the Industrial Hemp Farming Act. The Industrial Hemp Farming Act requires the Federal Government to respect State laws allowing the growing of industrial hemp. Seven States--Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia--allow industrial hemp production or research in accord with State laws. However, Federal law is standing in the way of farmers in these States growing what may be a very profitable crop. Because of current federal law, all hemp included in products sold in the United States must be imported instead of being grown by American farmers. Since 1970, the Federal Controlled Substances Act's inclusion of industrial hemp in the schedule one definition of marijuana has prohibited American farmers from growing industrial hemp despite the fact that industrial hemp has such a low content of THC (the psychoactive chemical in the related marijuana plant) that nobody can be psychologically affected by consuming hemp. Federal law concedes the safety of industrial hemp by allowing it to be legally imported for use as food. The United States is the only industrialized nation that prohibits industrial hemp cultivation. The Congressional Research Service has noted that hemp is grown as an established agricultural commodity in over 30 nations in Europe, Asia, and North America. My Industrial Hemp Farming Act will relieve this unique restriction on American farmers and allow them to grow industrial hemp in accord with State law. Industrial hemp is a crop that was grown legally throughout the United States for most of our Nation's history. In fact, during World War II, the Federal Government actively encouraged American farmers to grow industrial hemp to help the war effort.
The Department of Agriculture even produced a film ``Hemp for Victory'' encouraging the plant's cultivation.
In recent years, the hemp plant has been put to many popular uses in foods and in industry. Grocery stores sell hemp seeds and oil as well as food products containing oil and seeds from the hemp plant. Industrial hemp is also included in consumer products such as paper, cloths, cosmetics, and carpet. One of the more innovative recent uses of industrial hemp is in the door frames of about 1.5 million cars. Hemp has even been used in alternative automobile fuel. It is unfortunate that the Federal Government has stood in the way of American farmers, including many who are struggling to make ends meet, competing in the global industrial hemp market. Indeed, the founders of our Nation, some of whom grew hemp, would surely find that Federal restrictions on farmers growing a safe and profitable crop on their own land are inconsistent with the constitutional guarantee of a limited, restrained Federal Government.
Therefore, I urge my colleagues to stand up for American farmers and cosponsor the Industrial Hemp Farming Act.
END SPEECH BILL TEXT
Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007 (Introduced in House)
HR 1009 IH 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1009
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 13, 2007
Mr. PAUL (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, 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 2007'.
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.'.
SUMMARY AS OF: 2/13/2007--Introduced. Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of "marihuana." Defines "industrial hemp" to mean the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant with a delta-nine tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that does not exceed .3 percent on a dry weight basis. Grants a state regulating the growing and processing of industrial hemp exclusive authority, in any criminal or civil action or administrative proceeding, to determine whether any such plant meets that concentration limit. MAJOR ACTIONS: ***NONE***
ALL ACTIONS: 2/13/2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E339) 2/13/2007: 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. 2/13/2007: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 2/13/2007 Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] - 2/13/2007 Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 2/13/2007 Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 2/13/2007 Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 2/13/2007 Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 2/13/2007 Rep Miller, George [CA-7] - 2/13/2007 Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46] - 3/15/2007 Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 5/8/2007 Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 2/13/2007 Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 2/13/2007 COMMITTEE(S): Committee/Subcommittee: Activity: House Energy and Commerce Referral, In Committee Subcommittee on Health Referral House Judiciary Referral, In Committee Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Referral RELATED BILL DETAILS: ***NONE*** AMENDMENT(S): ***NONE***
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