Thanks for the invite, and apologies for the delay ~ I’ve not been to visit The Point much recently due to situational changes. But this sounds like a great idea to me. I recently moved to the US from the UK ~ in the UK I used hemp soap, moisturiser etc and loved it. Hemp seed and oil in cooking, too. I hope this campaign makes it ~ and if not, maybe we should all write letters anyway?!
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- Make the farming of industrial hemp front page issue in 2009.
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If we reach at least 500 people, then i will write a letter to the editor of a major newspaper in favor of legalizing industrial hemp.
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Industrial hemp is not a recreational drug. It is a valuable and useful product, one that the US is perfectly situated to grow, and one that we currently import a lot of. The issue is old laws, based on unfounded fear, preventing American farmers from planting a valuable crop. For people who still think this is about getting high, read this article.
The point is, this is a really simple issue that exists for all the wrong reasons. If we can make a consolidated effort to bring this issue into the national limelight, then bills like HR 1009 will have a much greater chance of making it though congress. 500 letters to the editors of major newspapers should be enough to force real national conversation about this issue.
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Overturn the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act and enable U.S. farmers to grow and harvest hemp legally, and to sell it on an open market freely.
The benefits of legalizing hemp are:
farm aid; gives farmers a new bumper crop that does not deplete soil like cotton growth – one that is easier to harvest.
reduces dependency on foreign markets; currently, industry imports the majority of hemp used by industrial manufacturers in US
Economic stimulant; the hemp industry is generating billions of dollars annually.
Environment; 1 acre of hemp consumes as much CO2 as 4 acres of trees.
Sustainable resource; hemp can be grown throughout the continental US and Alaska, and can be used for a variety of products that are green – including replacing plastic and concrete.
Consumers; hemp products offset carbon footprints.
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jake plough replied 2 days agoThis will give you all an idea of how much $$$ the U.S. has spent on the War On Marijuana….
War On Marijuana1937-1947 $220 million
1948-1963 $1.5 billion
1964-1969 $9 billion
1970-1977 $76 billion
1980-1998 $214.7 BILLIONNot only will we be saving money but i also think that the crime rate in the u.s. would go down.
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Hi! I joined this group because I think hemp is amazing. I eat the seeds everyday in my cereal and use hemp milk as well. I also LOVE to use hemp oil as a moisturizer. It’s amazing.
I guess I am confused about the legalization of it. I assumed it was legal to grow in the states because I buy it all of the time at Whole Foods. Is it only legal in certain states? Is it being imported from other countries and then we are able to see it here? Please explain!
Thanks so much!
Monica
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Joe Harrow replied on Nov 3, 2008Hi Monica,
It’s not entirely illegal to grow here, but you need a permit from the DEA and those are almost impossible to get. As a result, the US is the #1 importer of hemp (Canada, for one, grows a lot of it). Look at the package, but my guess is that the hemp products you get from Whole Foods come from the UK, Canada, or China… not North Dakota.
Check out votehemp.com as a resource for information about legalizing industrial hemp.
Anyone with a greater knowledge in this area is welcome to chime in.
Joe
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Monica Stone replied on Nov 3, 2008
Thank you so much! That makes more sense. I will check out the site and check out the package.
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Jaclyn K. replied on Nov 4, 2008I have to say im greatly impressed with what you had to say and i is a great idea to get the legalization of marijuana rollin.
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Amethyst C. replied on Nov 5, 2008
humans are not meant to drink cow milk….and since we dont drink breast milk…I drink hemp instead its delicious and very nutricious.
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Phil Jomidad replied on Nov 7, 2008The uses for hemp are innumerable. As mentioned, it’s great when used as a “Bumper Crop”, hemp oil could potentially replace crude oil as a fuel source, and what’s more, the revenue it would create for the powers’ that be is at this immeasureable. And once you look at the effects it could have to help reduce the “Greenhouse Gases”, how could the gov’t dismiss the idea so readily. The 1937 Marijuanna Tax Act was a knee jerk reaction to the affects of Prohibition. And we all know alcohol kills more people in a year than Hemp, &/or Marijuanna for that matter, has killed in a century. And the rationale is…! We, the people, got ourselves organized enough to oust the republican regime, now we should take that collective voice to our elected officials, and ask, “Can you repeal this BS tax Act?”, which they should respond, “YES WE CAN!!!”
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Phil Jomidad replied on Nov 7, 2008
As to the legality of growing Hemp, yes it is illegal in all of the states, however if anyone is familiar with upstate NY there is Fort Ticonderoga. Hemp as tall as 10-12ft for as far as the eye can see. And that’s both on protected Federal Land and Public Land. There are still areas throughout the New England area where opium poppies are growing wild, granted those areas are monitored very closely. Once the old timers of the Senate and House are gone and younger people with a fresh, new perspective on things take office, things will hopefully start to go back to the way MotherNature intended. That’s *IF*we haven’t reached the point of NO RETURN!!
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jmiller replied on Nov 18, 2008
monica, it depends. are they the seeds that you buy from a store to eat? then probably not. they’re like eggs from a grocery store, if you sit on them they won’t hatch because they are made for eating.
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