cannabisnews.com: Pot Seeds Might Not Produce High Court Says Legal Pot Seeds Might Not Produce High Court Says Legal Posted by CN Staff on December 31, 2005 at 17:09:29 PT By Ashbel S. Green Source: Oregon Live.com Oregon -- Smoking marijuana seeds may give you a headache, but it is apparently perfectly legal under state law, according to the Oregon Court of Appeals. Pendleton resident Cameron Scott Beers, 27, was busted in 2002 for driving under the influence and possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, an infraction. On appeal, Beers claimed that he shouldn't have been convicted because all he had on him were seeds. And state law says "Any person who knowingly or intentionally is in unlawful possession of less than one avoirdupois ounce of the dried leaves, stems and flowers of the plant Cannabis family Moraceae is guilty of a violation, punishable by a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000." Although the law doesn't mention seeds, the Court of Appeals considered whether legislators might have made a mistake. But the court rejected that idea after noting that lawmakers had included seeds elsewhere in state law. "The omission of seeds from that list of marijuana plant components was apparently not an oversight," the court wrote Wednesday. David T. McDonald, a Portland attorney who has handled a lot of marijuana cases, said the ruling appeared to clear the way for legal seed-smoking, at least under state law. "I'm not sure it would generate the desired effect," McDonald said. "But it appears to be OK." Note: State law - The law barring most marijuana use in Oregon omits the word "seeds." Complete Title: Pot Seeds Might Not Produce a High, but Court Says They're Legal Source: Oregon Live.com (OR)Author: Ashbel S. GreenPublished: Saturday, December 31, 2005Copyright: 2005 Oregon Live LLCWebsite: http://www.oregonlive.com/Contact: http://www.oregonlive.com/contactus/CannabisNews -- Cannabis Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #11 posted by afterburner on January 03, 2006 at 18:25:38 PT Apparently Oregon wants its birds to sing! [ Post Comment ] Comment #10 posted by runderwo on January 03, 2006 at 18:01:04 PT umm Ok, upon reading that, doesn't it also omit resin? Is it legal to possess hashish now too then? What about pure THC extract, i.e. hash oil? [ Post Comment ] Comment #9 posted by boballen1313 on January 01, 2006 at 21:53:05 PT: FREDDY FREAK BROTHER AND THE SEEDS Dig this! Stuff being worried about sales of seeds! FREDDY FREAK AND GIVE YOUR SEEDS AWAY! OVERGROW! GROW GOOD, GROW HARD, GROW NOW! SHARE YOUR SEEDS! [ Post Comment ] Comment #8 posted by Storm Crow on January 01, 2006 at 14:52:16 PT On leda.lycaeum.org...... Here is how they list the taxonomical order of cannabis. Since most of you aren't bio majors, I added what they mean--I might be wrong on a couple, it's been almost 40 years since I was a bio major. Eukaryota (its cells have a nucleus), plantae (it's a plant), tracheophyta (I think this means having tubes in the stems), angeospermae (has seeds), dycotyledonae (the seeds are in two parts like a bean),rosales (belongs in the same order as roses?I'm not too sure about this), CANNABACAE (cannabacae is the name of the FAMILY cannabis is in and this is where the law goofs up!), cannabis (this is the genus), and finally, sativa/indica/ruderalis (the species names we all know and love). I don't know about you, but I didn't see moraceae anywhere on the list. Wouldn't it be neat to bring in the new year overturning the Oregon law? If it does, I might even move there! Happy New Year to everyone! [ Post Comment ] Comment #7 posted by FoM on January 01, 2006 at 11:57:36 PT Storm Crow I have been thinking about your question but I can't recall anything but that doesn't mean there isn't a news article archived that I just don't remember. [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by Storm Crow on January 01, 2006 at 11:46:52 PT Just wondering... I was up late partying with my hubby and my mind is still a bit fuzzy this morning, but wasn't there some debate a quite a while back about whether cannabis was actually in the family Moraceae or not? If that is so, doesn't it mean that the whole law is invalid? Law is very picky about details. If there is no plant called cannabis in the family Moraceae, (cannabis would belong in a different family), the law would be referring to a nonexistant thing! Cannabis belonging to the family of whatever-it-is is a totally different thing than cannabis family Moraceae. [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by mayan on January 01, 2006 at 07:06:34 PT Narco State Desperate Afghan farmers returning to opium: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051231/ts_afp/afghanistandrugsFrom the above linked article..."To curb production, eradication programmes must be stepped up, says an American official involved in the counter-narcotics efforts, adding though it is likely to take at least 20 years for "overall elimination" of the crop."Twenty years? That is so freaking absurd. Even if we eradicated all the opium in Afghanistan, production would simply increase in other countries. The fact is that Britain and the U.S. are making a killing by seeing that most of that heroin finds it's way to Europe. Drugs and oil are quite the racket for the evil empires! Below is the link to that old pre-Bush/Cheney piece I post every once in a while. It still amazes me every time I read it and try to fathom all that has happened since then...THE BUSH-CHENEY DRUG EMPIRE: http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ciadrugs/bush-cheney-drugs.html9/11 served many purposes as this is all relevant to PNAC. [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by mayan on January 01, 2006 at 06:15:03 PT Off Topic The Testimony of Dr. Mahmoud ElSohly: America's Only Legal Grower (Nice Work If You Can Get) - By FRED GARDNER: http://www.counterpunch.org/gardner12312005.htmlCHP Should Return the Pot: http://www.freelancenews.com/opinion/contentview.asp?c=175808 [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by FoM on December 31, 2005 at 21:28:25 PT herbdoc215 I don't think that warrants burning in hell! LOL!Happy New Year. [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by herbdoc215 on December 31, 2005 at 21:16:25 PT :) I wonder if it's then legal to sale them:) I'll probably burn in hell for asking but I just had to wonder? :) Would sure piss off the cops if somebody set up shop in Oregon and only sold seeds within the state! I'll bet somebody tries to monetize this oversite just like in Arizona a few years ago. Again I'll state that cops got no business trying to regulate what they can't understand. Peace, Steve [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by mayan on December 31, 2005 at 17:22:33 PT New Petition Action Alert!!! The SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 Treason Independent Prosecutor Act: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/736718529?ltl=1135908579Please, spread this around!Happy New Year, Everyone!!! [ Post Comment ] Post Comment