cannabisnews.com: Hemp Bill Passes Senate Public Safety Committee Hemp Bill Passes Senate Public Safety Committee Posted by CN Staff on June 28, 2006 at 10:33:32 PT News Story Source: NewsTarget Network Sacramento, CA -- Assembly Bill 1147 authored by Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) and Assemblyman Chuck DeVore (R-Irvine), permitting California farmers to grow industrial hemp for the sale of seed, oil and fiber to manufacturers passed the Senate Public Safety Committee today on a vote of 4 to 2. "California farmers are missing out on a multimillion dollar market that already exists in California," said Assemblyman Mark Leno. "Hundreds of hemp products are made right here in California, but manufactures are forced to import hemp seed, oil and fiber from other countries. This measure will allow California to lead the way in tapping into a $270 million industry that's growing by $26 million each year." Sponsored by Vote Hemp, AB 1147 would permit California farmers to grow industrial hemp, a variety of cannabis that grows up to 16 feet tall, resembles bamboo, and has no psychoactive properties. Under the bill, industrial hemp is defined as cannabis having 0.3% THC or less and its cultivation is only permitted as an agricultural field crop or in a research setting. Cultivation in groves, yards, or other locations is prohibited. "Our bill is about letting California farmers grow a crop that's legal worldwide. We can import hemp, we can process it into shampoo, plastics, and food, but we won't let our farmers grow it. AB 1147 is a common sense measure that regulates the industrial farming of hemp to conform with federal law while relieving law enforcement of the burden of having to discern legal hemp from illegal marijuana grown in clandestine groves," said Assemblyman Chuck DeVore. Hemp is one of the strongest natural fibers known and is grown and processed throughout the world for paper, fuel, clothing, building materials, canvas, rope, beauty care products, food and automobile parts, among others. The seed has many nutritional benefits because it contains essential amino acids, including omega-3 commonly found in fish, and is an alternative source of protein. Hemp also has strong environmental benefits. It's a source for paper that could enable us to save our trees for higher end uses such as lumber. Hemp can be used as a raw material for ethanol fuel with no net addition to greenhouse gases. It requires little or no agricultural chemicals, smothers weeds, and improves soil conditions, making it an excellent rotational crop. "Once this bill is enacted, it will create a more efficient market, leading to better prices for the consumer, and provide an opportunity to expand the market for the nutritious hemp seed," said David Bronner, head of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, an Escondido-based company is the number one producer of natural soaps in the world with sales near $20 million annually. Mr. Bronner says his company has spent $800,000 in the last five years importing hemp oil from Canada. For years, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has scheduled live cannabis plants as a controlled substance despite the fact that hemp has no psychoactive effects. Hemp has less than three tenths of one percent THC while marijuana contains five to twenty-five percent THC. In 2004, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the DEA did not have the authority to regulate industrial hemp under the 1970 Controlled Substances Act. The DEA decided not to appeal that decision and the Court's ruling now stands as U.S. law on the issue.Complete Title: Leno-Devore Bill To Permit Farming Of Industrial Hemp Passes Senate Public Safety CommitteeOn the Net: Read the bill, AB 1147, at: http://www.assembly.ca.govSource: NewsTarget Network (Taiwan) Published: Wednesday, June 28, 2006Copyright: 2006 NewsTarget Network Website: http://www.newstarget.com/URL: http://www.newstarget.com/019489.htmlContact: http://www.newstarget.com/feedback.htmlRelated Articles: Calif. Assembly Passes Hemp-Farming Billhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread21525.shtmlEffort Arises To Legalize Industrial Hemphttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread21490.shtmlCommittee OKs Bill Letting Farmers Grow Hemphttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread21474.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #99 posted by FoM on June 30, 2006 at 11:01:44 PT Richard Thank you. I never heard that before but that's sounds about right. [ Post Comment ] Comment #98 posted by Richard Zuckerman on June 30, 2006 at 10:48:04 PT: RESPONSE TO FoM, C OMMENT # 90. An old saying on the streets of New Jersey: "Make a law. Make a business." [ Post Comment ] Comment #97 posted by mayan on June 28, 2006 at 22:42:27 PT We WILL Oust Them "The most significant thing is that the amendment gained votes during an election year," Kampia said.I do believe that the stigma of medical cannabis among mainstream politicians is broken. Make no mistake, medical cannabis is becoming a sort of litmus test. Fear of being percieved as soft on drugs is quickly taking the back seat to fear of being percieved as an insensitive,cruel,heavy-handed fascist. Or an outright murderer. The battle of public opinion was won some time ago. It's only a matter of time before that overwhelming public opinion is transformed into rock-solid political will. We WILL oust them because the population is increasingly recognizing that cannabis prohibition is relative to almost all of society's Ills. It's not just about cannabis.Time and truth are on our side. That is awful nice to know. [ Post Comment ] Comment #96 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 18:50:20 PT Playing Doctors on C-Span Why didn't anyone mention the compassionate use program that Elvy, and George, and the stockbroker in Florida are in?That seems strange. What? Would they get shot by a guard or something? [ Post Comment ] Comment #95 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 17:02:30 PT Hope and Global Warming NY: Don't need no more lies [ Post Comment ] Comment #94 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 16:52:54 PT Thank you Brother gw. We won't back down! Ever! [ Post Comment ] Comment #93 posted by global_warming on June 28, 2006 at 16:49:51 PT amen sister hopewith my full prayers [ Post Comment ] Comment #92 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 16:34:39 PT So true, FoM. My righteous indignation file is definitely overflowing at the moment though. I've got to rant a bit to be able to cram what's left back in the file. And there's a lot left. It's a big file.Peace, Love, Mercy? Those guys will probably all be in church Sunday acting like they love God and all the people.They're so despicable.I need to practice some Peace, Love, and Mercy myself and ease up on them. I'm trying. [ Post Comment ] Comment #91 posted by global_warming on June 28, 2006 at 16:33:41 PT amen sister fomme in that file where 'we those peoplewill never forget [ Post Comment ] Comment #90 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 16:30:42 PT Another Thought Some of us remember living in hopeful times where cannabis was almost decriminalized under President Carter. It didn't happen and here we are all these years later. Monstrously big businesses have been developed because of the war on drugs. Prisons, drug testing and also and most of all is keeping a group of citizens under their thumb since they don't like the way many of us think. Compassion isn't good to some people. [ Post Comment ] Comment #89 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 16:26:30 PT Hope What happens to me after a vote like today is my mind is storing data and it's being processed and put in my righteous indignation file. [ Post Comment ] Comment #88 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 16:25:33 PT It's just so obvious that those nay votes were about protecting police power and the wealthy pharmeceutical industry and it's donations to their campaigns. It was so clear and so obvious. It was so wrong. Could it be that Betty Semblar is perhaps the wickedest, scariest, most powerful person in the world?Why do she and Mel get so much respect and have people that will actually stoop to do their will all over the place? They are heard and the people are ignored.Oh right...the money. [ Post Comment ] Comment #87 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 16:21:31 PT FoM Comment 85 I understand what you mean. Also, I know it's not right for me to call them names. The terrible temptation to do so just overwhelms me at times.We won't back down...I can tell them that though. [ Post Comment ] Comment #86 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 16:18:57 PT Fawning Toadies I could get into this name calling. The prohibitionists can bring so many to mind.Fawning all over the police organizations and ignoring the people. All the Nay voters are worthy to be despised...the police organizations, too. I don't despise the police...but those organizations are about usurping the power of the people. They are ruling us! They are making laws. They are making government decisions. When did this coup go down? What an awful thing to happen to our country and our freedom.What an awful, awful thing.A Police State is a truly awful thing. [ Post Comment ] Comment #85 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 16:17:33 PT Hope I believe as we open our eyes and we look around we will see life differently. I also believe when we come to a conclusion and we believe we are right we might be shown that we aren't completely right but only a little bit right. Getting older has it's downside but the wisdom we gain just from living is precious beyond belief. [ Post Comment ] Comment #84 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 16:11:42 PT Thanks FoM Comment 79.Blessings to you, too, dear friend.This stoic stuff is getting old.No choice though. Got to keep on keeping on. [ Post Comment ] Comment #83 posted by global_warming on June 28, 2006 at 16:10:58 PT along that pathway you can find your Eternal Place, [ Post Comment ] Comment #82 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 16:09:43 PT The people that voted against this ammendment did something completely and absolutley indecent.Legalize it across the board and patients will be protected. [ Post Comment ] Comment #81 posted by global_warming on June 28, 2006 at 15:51:59 PT taylor the fabric of lifehas many warshas many saviorsthere is one pathway [ Post Comment ] Comment #80 posted by Taylor121 on June 28, 2006 at 15:29:23 PT What do you mean global? I don't understand what you are asking about the common man having a place in the world. [ Post Comment ] Comment #79 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 15:29:03 PT Hope All I can say is God Bless You. [ Post Comment ] Comment #78 posted by global_warming on June 28, 2006 at 15:28:15 PT so what is it taylor can the commen man have a place in this world? [ Post Comment ] Comment #77 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 15:26:59 PT The people that voted against this ammendment Voted for a police state and to arrest sick people for trying to ease their suffering. They voted with the police union and against the will of the people. They voted against state's rights. They voted against compassion and reason. They voted for big pharmeceutical companies and drug testers. They're swinish, traitorous behavior cannot be tolerated. We must vote them out as soon as possible.I was so disappointed in the Clinton government for not easing this pain. But looking at that Republican Nay vote...I've decided I'm going to give up my Libertarian leanings, and ever so slight Republican leanings (Ron Paul ...Gov. Johnson)...for the most part...and try to vote Democrat wherever possible. Republicans are on my list...at least the ones that voted against the ammendment. I'm going after them...pencil and ballot...as hard as I can, when I can. (We still have pencil and ballot voting at the moment. I think the crafty tricky machines are on their way though. I'll use them, too. Whatever I have to use to vote with...I'll use it against them and dislodge them from their high perches if I possibly can.)Today's vote made up my mind.Out and down with the tyrants and the merciless and the corporation tit suckers and bottom feeders and too damn many of them look like Republicans. [ Post Comment ] Comment #76 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 15:25:27 PT Taylor121 No problem. It's all fixed. [ Post Comment ] Comment #75 posted by dongenero on June 28, 2006 at 15:23:05 PT ah, screw it...... ....let's just skip all this crap and end prohibition!Heck, go ahead and add it to the flag burning amendment. At least the addition would make that amendment something more than a ridiculous wate of time. [ Post Comment ] Comment #74 posted by Taylor121 on June 28, 2006 at 15:16:47 PT Argh, sorry for the double post FoM I don't know how that happened. [ Post Comment ] Comment #72 posted by Taylor121 on June 28, 2006 at 15:15:34 PT MPP Press Release An amendment to stop the U.S. Justice Department from arresting medical marijuana patients in the 11 states where medical marijuana is legal received a record vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today. Although the measure failed to pass, 163-259, medical marijuana advocates hailed the record vote as the result of a growing groundswell of support for medical marijuana from across the political spectrum. Last summer, the amendment received 161 votes, which was the previous record until today's vote.The improvement was due to Republican "yes" votes, which increased from 15 last year to 18 this year."Support for medical marijuana has hit yet another high-water mark in Congress, 11 states have legalized medical marijuana in 11 years, and the latest national poll shows that an astounding 78 percent of voters want to see medical marijuana legal," said Rob Kampia, executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) in Washington, D.C. "It's hard to imagine a scenario where Congress will not pass our medical marijuana legislation by, say, 2009."The most significant thing is that the amendment gained votes during an election year," Kampia said. "The last time the House voted on this amendment during an election year was in the summer of 2004, when support dropped from where it had been a year prior. The amendment's strong showing this year probably has something to do with the fact that Citizens Against Government Waste and other conservative organizations are now lobbying alongside a host of medical and other organizations, including the American Nurses Association, to pass the amendment. And it's also worth noting that every member of Congress who has voted for medical marijuana legislation and run for reelection has won reelection, and the only member attacked for his medical marijuana vote won by more than five to one."The amendment, which was supported by a bipartisan coalition led by Congressmen Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), would have barred the Justice Department from using its funds to interfere with the medical marijuana laws now in effect in Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. A national Gallup poll released in November 2005 found that 78 percent of voters favor allowing physicians to prescribe marijuana "to reduce pain and suffering."With more than 20,000 members and 100,000 e-mail subscribers nationwide, the Marijuana Policy Project is the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States. MPP believes that the best way to minimize the harm associated with marijuana is to regulate it in a manner similar to alcohol. For more information, please visit http://MarijuanaPolicy.org. [ Post Comment ] Comment #71 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 15:14:16 PT We Are The World http://youtube.com/watch?v=LDRcglpALR4&search=we%20are%20the%20world [ Post Comment ] Comment #70 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 15:10:35 PT Whig I agree. A song just came to my mind.We are the worldWe are the children [ Post Comment ] Comment #69 posted by Taylor121 on June 28, 2006 at 15:07:08 PT Never give up FoM, I understand exactly how you feel. I'm not saying to try to educate Congress by yourself, I'm just saying we have to support NORML and the MPP so that they can continue educating them. We do know that we have picked up some Republican votes this year. I think it was 15 Republican votes last year, and didn't it go up to 18 this year? How many others were torn between their conscious and the party leadership pushed them into their no vote? We should remain steady because we know what is right. If they dig in, so should we. FoM, and everybody else here, all that is necessary before we can say we have done our duty is to write our elected officials thanking or spanking them on their vote, and to spread the word to our friends and family throughout the year before the next vote (don't forget donating to reform organizations). We can't afford to stop donating to organizations like NORML and the MPP at this point. We are making steady progress. Remember, over the last year few years we have picked up around 20 votes for the amendment. That is marked progress. Bottom line: Just because you think that your rep won't change his/her vote doesn't mean you shouldn't write them expressing your disgust if they voted no. It is important to let them know how we feel. [ Post Comment ] Comment #68 posted by whig on June 28, 2006 at 15:02:38 PT FoM I agree with you. It's probably a losing plan to keep trying to pass the same language year after year, expecting a different result.Fundamentally we cannot wait for someone else to give us permission, we have to keep advancing by talking with ordinary people and helping people who are really suffering.Y'shua did not preach to the government or call for legal reforms. He healed the sick. That's a good role model. [ Post Comment ] Comment #67 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 14:58:33 PT Taylor121 Maybe someone wants to try to educate them but I won't waste my time. I have no use for those people. I have more important ways to use my time. I believe in trying to be productive and it's a losing battle with them. I have seen this go on for 8 years. How much longer until we know some people won't ever change so why bother? [ Post Comment ] Comment #66 posted by global_warming on June 28, 2006 at 14:54:59 PT so they voted to continue this diseased existence,it is such a pity to watchthese immoral foolscontinue to vote the way they have been voting,it is understandable that this voteagrees to continue, their shame,for their grandeur and fat bellieshave clouded their placein this universe. [ Post Comment ] Comment #65 posted by Taylor121 on June 28, 2006 at 14:54:34 PT I agree FoM But people simply don't weigh this issue like we do. I'm not trying to be negative, I'm trying to be realistic. I think we can eventually win this vote, but I'm just saying that we won't be able to fire all the prohibitionists. We will have to do some hard work educating them. [ Post Comment ] Comment #64 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 14:52:10 PT Medical Marijuana When a politician is against medical marijuana they will also be against other issues that are compassionate by nature. Medical Marijuana is the issue but it really isn't. It shows the heart of the elected official to me. [ Post Comment ] Comment #63 posted by Taylor121 on June 28, 2006 at 14:46:34 PT Mayan The reality is, most people are not single issue voters, particularly about medical marijuana. How their rep voted on this issue won't outweigh the other issues that are more important to other people. Although 70-80% of the public supports medical marijuana, they aren't willing to give their elected official a no vote since they probably support something else he/she is doing. I remember the MPP tried to use the medical marijuana issue to get rid of some house members, but it simply didn't work. We are going to have to keep trying to educate those that are elected and if we really want this to pass, hope more Democrats get elected. The key thing here is we can't give up and have to keep writing and calling every year no matter how long it takes. Remember, if Democrats pick up some seats, it is likely that the amendment will pick up some votes next time. Election year can swing things around pretty quickly. [ Post Comment ] Comment #62 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 14:46:23 PT mayan I know that I will do my best this November. [ Post Comment ] Comment #61 posted by whig on June 28, 2006 at 14:44:07 PT Hinchey-Rohrabacher Here's the thing.The people there have voted the same last year, and there hasn't been an intervening election.Excepting the very rare case that someone changes their mind, the positions are already dug in.It couldn't have passed with the same people voting as voted on the same language last year.More bad news.Given that the vote was 163-259, unless nearly 50 of the people who voted Nay this year are voted out, and replaced with people who would vote Yay, it won't pass next year either. [ Post Comment ] Comment #60 posted by mayan on June 28, 2006 at 14:42:15 PT Oust Them Alright, who has a list of the nays and which of those are up for re-election this year? It's time to begin a massive campaign to oust each and every one of them. One by one they will become unemployed. [ Post Comment ] Comment #59 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 14:40:21 PT "Pick your head up" Thanks, Taylor.We definitely have to "keep on truckin" towards our goal.Feel like I need to check the gears on my ten speed. I could have sworn we were pedaling faster than that. [ Post Comment ] Comment #58 posted by Taylor121 on June 28, 2006 at 14:34:30 PT I wouldn't call it a complete loss We picked up 2 votes. I remember one year we actually lost votes on the amendment. Pick your head up, there is always next year. Fund the groups making it possible, find out how your rep voted and write a letter to scold him/her, and do what you can to spread the word to your friends/family. [ Post Comment ] Comment #57 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 14:33:12 PT Ony two more than last year? I expected better than that. I hoped for better than that. [ Post Comment ] Comment #56 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 14:30:28 PT A sad day. A very sad day.It's all I can do to not curse them. I don't mean "cuss"...I mean "curse". But I won't.They curse and condemn themselves, anyway. [ Post Comment ] Comment #55 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 14:27:51 PT 163 to 259 The ammendment was not agreed to. [ Post Comment ] Comment #54 posted by global_warming on June 28, 2006 at 14:25:24 PT so what happened? what is the score? [ Post Comment ] Comment #53 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 14:20:51 PT I think though that we got more votes than last year. [ Post Comment ] Comment #52 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 14:19:32 PT It's not going to make it. It's not going to make it this time. [ Post Comment ] Comment #51 posted by global_warming on June 28, 2006 at 14:19:11 PT getting close A smile came over his face and he said, "Hmm, reminds me of the old days. I haven't smelt that smell since we had real cowboys working here".http://www.reason.com/hitandrun/2006/06/conservatives_f.shtml [ Post Comment ] Comment #50 posted by Taylor121 on June 28, 2006 at 14:18:10 PT Last year 161 members of Congress voted in favor of Hinchey-Rohrabacher medical marijuana amendment. They need 57 more for passage. [ Post Comment ] Comment #49 posted by whig on June 28, 2006 at 14:13:48 PT Hope What was last year's count? [ Post Comment ] Comment #48 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 14:11:49 PT Five minutes Yays 42Nays 62 [ Post Comment ] Comment #47 posted by Taylor121 on June 28, 2006 at 14:08:49 PT Better luck next year This isn't going to go away. The truth is, our best bet will be Democrats taking over the house and senate if anything is going to pass. I don't see the Republicans moving very much on this issue, but maybe the final tally will surprise us. [ Post Comment ] Comment #46 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 14:08:10 PT nine minutes 22 yays to 31 noes [ Post Comment ] Comment #45 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 14:05:58 PT eleven minutes left to vote 14 yays...25 nays [ Post Comment ] Comment #44 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 14:02:36 PT *sigh* God help us. [ Post Comment ] Comment #43 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 14:02:06 PT The Republicans Made Us Lose Again It sure doesn't surprise me. I swear I will never vote for a right wing party. [ Post Comment ] Comment #42 posted by Taylor121 on June 28, 2006 at 14:01:47 PT As expected it failed, but let's see if any progress was made. Amazing some of the things prohibitionists will say. [ Post Comment ] Comment #41 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 14:01:27 PT Oh no... we lost on the voice vote. They are going for a recorded vote. The noes sounded sort of ashamed. They should. [ Post Comment ] Comment #40 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 14:00:50 PT Mica Cannabis has a very good name. Doesn't he read on all the good it does? [ Post Comment ] Comment #39 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 14:00:29 PT Why hasn't anyone mentioned Tashkin's report.John Mica seems so creepy to me.More lies. [ Post Comment ] Comment #38 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 13:59:33 PT Mica Just ask Mica he hates everything. [ Post Comment ] Comment #37 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 13:59:10 PT Oh Lord... Mica's up.Prohibitionist big time. [ Post Comment ] Comment #36 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 13:58:24 PT Hinchey Thank you so very much! [ Post Comment ] Comment #35 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 13:58:18 PT Hinchey up again... He's right and handsome at the same time. [ Post Comment ] Comment #34 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 13:57:16 PT Barbara Lee Thank you! [ Post Comment ] Comment #33 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 13:56:43 PT Barbara Lee For it! [ Post Comment ] Comment #32 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 13:56:13 PT Frank Wolf Definitely thumbs down to us and thumbs up to the police. Sorry sick folks. You don't matter. [ Post Comment ] Comment #31 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 13:56:09 PT Dang... Frank Wolf I hoped that green tie might have been a good sign he was for it. He's not.He's speaking for the police and he agrees with them it should be no vote on the ammendment.Police...are they Doctors? [ Post Comment ] Comment #30 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 13:54:18 PT Woolsey Thank you! [ Post Comment ] Comment #29 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 13:54:09 PT Lynn Woolsey For the ammendment! [ Post Comment ] Comment #28 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 13:52:06 PT Good line for Frank... "We're not doctors...we just play them on C-Span!" [ Post Comment ] Comment #27 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 13:52:05 PT Go Barney But Barney Frank is why I keep hoping for a saner policy on cannabis.He said we aren't doctors but we play them on C-Span!How true. [ Post Comment ] Comment #26 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 13:50:33 PT Kucinich up!Now Barney Frank. [ Post Comment ] Comment #25 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 13:50:30 PT I Thought I Was Getting Preached At Peterson reminds me why I dislike politics so much. [ Post Comment ] Comment #24 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 13:48:55 PT Lies! Lies! Lies! John Peterson...full fledged tyranical prohibitionist! [ Post Comment ] Comment #23 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 13:48:05 PT John Peterson Another Republican who hates us. [ Post Comment ] Comment #22 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 13:47:54 PT John Peterson Prohibitionist...and arrogant one, too. [ Post Comment ] Comment #21 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 13:46:50 PT Sam Farr He's for Federalism. He wants States Rights protected. [ Post Comment ] Comment #20 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 13:46:00 PT Sam Farr Thank you Sir! [ Post Comment ] Comment #19 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 13:45:30 PT Steve King is for pharmeceutical THC and protecting us from the schedule 1 horror...cannabis.Aaaargh. What a maroon! [ Post Comment ] Comment #18 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 13:45:10 PT Whig It's live on C-Span now. [ Post Comment ] Comment #17 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 13:44:08 PT Whig This is all I know of.http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.htmlSteve King seems to be a prohibitionist lackey. [ Post Comment ] Comment #16 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 13:43:59 PT Hope Yes he was passionate. Now Republican Steve King is talking. What a contrast. [ Post Comment ] Comment #15 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 13:41:59 PT Obey is for the ammendment He's very passionate, too. [ Post Comment ] Comment #14 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 13:41:28 PT Bravo Rohrabacher was very good. [ Post Comment ] Comment #13 posted by whig on June 28, 2006 at 13:41:26 PT Hope/FoM Is there an online feed? [ Post Comment ] Comment #12 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 13:39:29 PT Rohrabacher Thanks Hope. He is on now and doing a great job. [ Post Comment ] Comment #11 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 13:38:37 PT He's getting hot! Passionate!He's talking "travesty"! [ Post Comment ] Comment #10 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 13:37:06 PT Roharbacher Up! [ Post Comment ] Comment #9 posted by whig on June 28, 2006 at 13:37:04 PT Darn I don't get C-Span anymore.Would you believe my building decided to install a security system that shows our front lobby where C-Span should be?I was totally against that. But whatever. I'm leaving in two weeks.On another thought....Heaven is other people.So is Hell. [ Post Comment ] Comment #8 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 13:36:08 PT Latham More lies...Gateway crap and saying we should "be embarrassed" to support the ammendment.He says if we help patients we're getting people on meth and heroin! [ Post Comment ] Comment #7 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 13:34:39 PT Latham a die-hard prohibitionists is dissing the ammendment and cannabis right now and saying we are wrong. [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 13:31:04 PT He just withdrew one ammendment... I don't know which. He's talking about the main one, now...I think. [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 13:30:06 PT Hinchey is on C-Span Right now! [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by whig on June 28, 2006 at 12:02:14 PT Santa Christ When parents tell their children about Santa Claus, they are telling them about God. They are telling them what God is. The idea that Santa Claus is something other than God is to be teaching them that there is more than one God, because Santa is said to have magical powers that no man could have. Santa is just another name for God.When parents do this, they fully intend to tell their children the truth. They don't expect their children will continue to believe in Santa Claus beyond a certain point. But if they believe in Santa Christ themselves, then it will be simple to convey this same belief upon their children when it is time to tell them the "truth." And so they propagate the National Religion.(By the way, if it wasn't the National Religion, Christmas wouldn't be a National Holiday.) [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by whig on June 28, 2006 at 11:47:04 PT Hope It's actually a good point which we can make in the course of discussing this with people. The people who are against cannabis might appreciate the fact that hemp will interfere with cannabis production.And from our standpoint, all freedom is good. Let people grow hemp, and if they want to grow something stronger it might not be as easy if you're trying to make commercial quantities, but for home and personal use it would be just as easy.End the drug war, yes, but we are not on the side of profits for dealers. We are not here to help it be easier to make a fortune. We share a lot of things in common with the people who support the antis. The number of people in the anti camp who are actually driving this thing from their end are very few, people that will lie and distort and take any approach to convince the people that cannabis must be banned regardless of the facts. The main body of people who speak on this issue are themselves deceived, however. The people who write letters to the editor of the local paper. The people who talk about the issue of drugs all the time with their friends and neighbors. They don't want to support drug dealers! Neither do we.We're on the same side.We're just people who have woken up a bit to what is going on, and realizing that the propaganda is flying thick and all to try to convince the people of the world that they are right and we are wrong. And to counter that we give the truth as we actually see it. We might be wrong sometimes but if we make mistakes they are honest ones. We do not lie about what we see.They do. They lie. Knowingly. The Santa Christians. [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by Hope on June 28, 2006 at 11:21:35 PT It is good news! The thing the antis don't seem to realize is that these hemp fields will no doubt intefere, pollen wise, with outdoor cannabis growing for medical and recreational use. I would imagine that the people who depend upon outdoor growing won't be happy with this turn of events. But overall...it's good. We need hemp. [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by FoM on June 28, 2006 at 10:34:36 PT This Really Is Good News Excerpt:Hemp also has strong environmental benefits. It's a source for paper that could enable us to save our trees for higher end uses such as lumber. Hemp can be used as a raw material for ethanol fuel with no net addition to greenhouse gases. It requires little or no agricultural chemicals, smothers weeds, and improves soil conditions, making it an excellent rotational crop. [ Post Comment ] Post Comment