They enriched my life.

Thankfully, some, like ekim, still do.

Saw a movie called "Uprising".. It was pretty interesting film about Warsaw Jews in Poland back in 40's. Back then, few enlightened folks have had problem telling others that things were getting worse. There were some 350 thousands jews and when 300 thousands were gone, the 50 thousands started the "Uprising".

Common theme of this show, was "Can a moral man remain moral in an immoral world?"

Which bring me to this point about the link that you posted. Just when does one realize that a country is a facist country? Just when does one realize that a country is a psueofacist country? In the article, Sgt. was saying that we can try to head off the path of facism but it was interesting to note that he also mentioned that our country became radicizled.

Anyhow, these oil boys deserve one thing. It would not require finest hemp ropes. They do not deserve that. Only thing they deserve is to be forced feed with black oil.. But can a moral man be moral in this immoral psueofacist world?

I do not know..

I think smart americans already are fleeing this country..

The Chinese Communist Party is an organization that was founded on Maoist paranoia.

If the Chinese Communist Party is not afraid that the microscopic amount of THC in hemp is going to turn Chinese workers into rebellious reeferheads and slothful stiffs with spliffs, well then, that makes the American DEA look like a pack of paranoid sissies then, doesn't it?

I was bit suprised to find out that Coors company did not just make beer. They also produce ethanol gas which is sold by Diamond Shamrock outlets.

So, I find that statement "DOE has determined that the cost of converting biomass into useable form is a critical stumbling block to producing biofuels and chemicals from renewable raw materials." very flawed... This statement is desgined to stop hemp movement but at the same time, our beer makers are converting their byproducts into ethanol gases.

History will show who was right! Hemp will save us all! Hemp is the future!

Genencor Labs, Palo Alto, California Genencor International, Inc. announced that it has achieved its first technical milestone in its three-year contract with the U.S. Department of Energy Biofuels Program. Genencor developed and validated processes for improved cellulase enzymes that meet the intended objective at one-half the cost of currently available technologies.

"Advances in molecular biology and functional genomics enable us to push the frontiers of commercial development and we're pleased to be making progress toward developing new enzyme systems to accomplish the goal of this project," said Michael Arbige, Ph.D, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. The goal of the program is to develop new enzyme systems for the economic conversion of plant matter into ethanol and other valuable materials. DOE has determined that the cost of converting biomass into useable form is a critical stumbling block to producing biofuels and chemicals from renewable raw materials.

Anyway, I found the following link about hemp after reading this article and thought I would share.

http://thehia.org/hempfacts.htm

When I start to read about all the wonderful things that hemp could provide, it becomes even less clear why the government, the pharmaceutical industry, agricultural industry, and corporate energy powers plotted in the 1930's to make this plant illegal rather than embrace it. What I would like to learn is exactly how and why there wasn't a hemp industry included in the national plan? Where were the greedy politicians and corporate power structures in the 30's demanding the right to grow hemp and profit? The alcohol and tobacco industries began to flourish unimpeded about this same time? One watched soldiers smoking cigarettes like freight trains on the nightly news during WWII. Supply sergeants, no doubt, scored a case of scotch for the men. During the same time, the low cost of hemp production, it seems, should have been enough to make even the greediest corporate raider see profit blindfolded in an Afghanistan sandstorm.

Instead, our government has made this strong useful fiber an illegal substance. Its potential as cloth, fuel, food, and medicine has been suppressed since the end of WWII. It was good enough to produce during that war. I simply pose the question to the powers that be in the U.S., Why is hemp such a bug in your collective @ss? Especially, now that we see hungry, cold, and impoverished people the world over in need of clothing, food, and fuel, and medical assistance.