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Posted by FoM on February 14, 2002 at 10:22:06 PT By Jim Wallace, Daily Mail Capitol Reporter Source: Charleston Daily Mail Sen. Karen Facemyer will have to wait at least until next week to get her bill to permit the growing of industrial hemp moving in the Senate. Senate Agriculture Chairman Leonard Anderson wants to hear more about the legal and agricultural consequences of growing hemp, which is related to marijuana, before allowing his committee to take action. Deputy Agriculture Commissioner Steve Hannah told the committee Wednesday that hemp is produced commercially in 22 countries, including Canada, but the obstacles to its production in West Virginia would be law enforcement concerns and a lack of production facilities. David Miller of West Virginia University said he believes a rule of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration prohibits the growing of hemp and that agency might have to issue a waiver for WVU to even research whether it would be feasible and profitable to grow it in West Virginia. Facemyer, R-Jackson, wanted to amend her bill to make federal approval part of the process leading to hemp cultivation in West Virginia, but Miller said state officials should speak with federal officials before going forward with legislation. Although Facemyer was eager to get the bill out of the Agriculture Committee and over to the Judiciary Committee, where she said a staff attorney is already working on it, Anderson, D-Summers, insisted on waiting until next week for the Agriculture Committee to deal with the bill. One concern of some lawmakers is that, even though industrial hemp contains only a fraction of the ingredient that gives marijuana its hallucinatory properties, it looks so much like marijuana that permitting the cultivation of hemp could make law enforcement efforts against marijuana growing more difficult. Bob Williams of the West Virginia Farm Bureau told the committee that the difference between industrial hemp and marijuana is like the difference between grain corn and silage corn: they're just different varieties of the same plant. Facemyer argued that even if the Drug Enforcement Administration currently prohibits the cultivation of hemp, West Virginia could be in the forefront of benefiting from its growth by getting out early with legislation to permit it. Hemp can be used in the manufacture of many things, including rope, sacks, seat belts, oil, fuel and diapers. Note: Proposal to permit plant's growth will have to wait a week Source: Charleston Daily Mail (WV) FTE's Hemp Links CannabisNews Hemp Archives Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
Comment #2 posted by Jose Melendez on February 14, 2002 at 14:20:01 PT:
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from: http://webpages.marshall.edu/~keller10/creform.htm The most obvious problem with the system concerns candidates who fail to properly identify their major contributors, directly violating the law. For example, the West Virginia People's Election Reform Coalition (which involves groups such as the West Virginia Action Group, West Virginia Environmental Council, and Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition) conducted a report that traced the campaign contributions of this years candidates; they found that Sen. Leonard Anderson, D-Summers, who currently campaigns for re-election, listed nine contributions ranging between $400 and $1,000 on one page of his campaign report, yet did not identify a single contributor properly (internet).from: http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/wolffiles9.html Meals on Wheelsfrom: http://www.herald-dispatch.com/2001/March/20/LNtop1.htm from: http://www.appalachianfocus.org/_civil1/000000f6.htm Sen. Leonard Anderson, D-Summers, said Monday he has no regrets about crossing party lines to endorse Gov. Cecil Underwood. [ Post Comment ] |
Comment #1 posted by Jose Melendez on February 14, 2002 at 14:19:35 PT:
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Senator Leonard Anderson - 304/466-2018 Senator Karen Facemyer 304-372-2260 from: http://www.wvecouncil.org/legisupdate/legis_2001_02_23.html SB51---Proposed by Senator Facemyer, this bill is to check the ever-increasing volume of administrative rules by giving some flexibility for state agencies and private businesses to make decisions without involving the government. This law-circumventing bill can be found in Judiciary.from: http://members.aol.com/wvlgc/legislation.htm and: http://www.actwin.com/eatonohio/gay/westvirginias.html HATE CRIMES ADDITIONNote: Leonard Anderson (district 10) and Karen Facemyer (district 4) voted against the above measure.
From: Sen. Leonard Anderson, D-Summers, said he believes he will work well with Wise, despite his endorsement of Republican Gov. Cecil Underwood to show gratitude for millions of dollars in economic development projects in his district.from: http://www.appalachianfocus.org/_logging/00000019.htm Currently, DNR and the Division of Forestry share responsibilities for managing state forests. Kanawha is the only one of the nine state forests where timbering is prohibited.from: http://excelsior.netphase.net/~harcc/harcc_history.html ...The building, which was in extremely poor condition, having been vacant for five years, needed extensive repairs and it wasn't until July 19, 1999 that it was opened to the public. In the meantime the Board of Directors worked steadily seeking financial support and material donations for the needed repairs. Dances were held at various locations including the Moose Lodge, Memorial Building and the Wellness Center, along with the other events. Progress was slow, but self-reliance paid off when State Senator Leonard Anderson volunteered to offer his assistance and sent us a $7,500 grant to complete the opening of the youth center. A corporate grant of $2,500 from Man Tech International completed the renovations, Michael Platt, Technical Director for the Hinton branch saying, for "demonstrating faithful and vigorous efforts to make life better for young people in Summers County." [ Post Comment ] |
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