US House approves new medical marijuana legislation: Nearly
half the 50 US states have legalised medical marijuana, including for
use by cancer patients. But in recent years, federal agents are said to
have raided dispensaries in states where marijuana is legal, seizing
drugs and cash. "Federal tax dollars will no longer be wasted arresting
seriously ill medical marijuana patients and those who provide to them,"
Dan Riffle, director of federal policies for the Marijuana Policy
Project, wrote in a statement.
He called the House vote on Friday "historic". "It's yet another sign that our federal government is shifting toward a more sensible marijuana policy," he added. US President Barack Obama recently described marijuana as no more dangerous than alcohol, and instructed the justice department to halt prosecutions of banks that do business with cannabis firms.
Marijuana is good for a lot more than medicine, this is awesome please give it a quick read. Hemp the most versatile "natural" product in the world.
Hemp Is Harmless, a Potential Economic Miracle, and Still Illegal in America -- But the Tide Seems to Be Turning: The
American hemp industry, revived in the 1990s in a wave of
cannabis-fueled environmentalism, now sells $450 million a year of
products from hemp-oil soap to hemp-coned speakers for guitar
amplifiers, according to an industry trade group. Yet all the raw
material used for these products, from fiber to hempseed oil, has to be
imported, as it’s still illegal to grow hemp in the United States.
The
Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013, introduced in the House on
February 6 by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), would end that. “Industrial
hemp is a sustainable crop and could be a great economic opportunity for
Kentucky farmers,” Massie said in a statement announcing the bill.
“Tobacco is no longer a viable crop for many of us in Kentucky and we
understand how hard it is for a family farm to turn a profit. Industrial
hemp will give small farmers another opportunity to succeed.” It's a Safe Health-Food Wonder, Agricultural Dream and Economic Jackpot: Hemp
It's
a Safe Health-Food Wonder, Agricultural Dream and Economic Jackpot:
It's Time to End our Government's Insane Hemp Prohibition
The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp, our ships had hemp sails, and pioneers' covered wagons were covered in -- what else? -- hemp. David Bronner was recently arrested for attempting to eat a healthy breakfast.
Does that sound stupid? Even once you know the details, it should sound stupid: Bronner's food of choice was bread spread with hemp seed oil he pressed himself from industrial hemp plants, which he did in front of the White House under a banner reading: “Dear Mr. President Let U.S. Farmers Grow Hemp." Bronner's company, Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, spends over $100,000 to buy over 20 tons of hemp seed oil from Canada each year to use in its soaps. Bronner wants to give that money to American farmers instead. He is 100% right!
7000-8000 B.C.
First woven fabric believed to be from hemp.
1619
Jamestown Colony, Virginia passes law requiring farmers to grow hemp.
1700s
Hemp was the primary crop grown by George Washington at Mount Vernon, and a secondary crop grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello.
1937
Marijuana Tax Act
1619 order for every member of Jamestown to grow marijuana.
There were several other “must grow” laws over the next 200 years (you could be jailed for not growing hemp during times of shortage in Virginia between 1763 and 1767), and during most of that time, hemp was legal tender (you could even pay your taxes with hemp — try that today!) Hemp was such a critical crop for a number of purposes (including essential war requirements – rope, etc.) that the government went out of its way to encourage growth.
The United States Census of 1850 counted 8,327 hemp “plantations” (minimum 2,000-acre farm) growing cannabis hemp for cloth, canvas and even the cordage used for baling cotton.
How many people realized that the first law written within the borders of what we call the United States was a 1619 order for every member of Jamestown to grow marijuana. Watch the documentary "The Union - The Business Behind Getting High". It is one of the best documentaries on the subject ever made.
The first 2 copies of the Declaration of Independence were printed on Hemp! Benjamin Franklin used Hemp to start Americas first paper mills. It was once legal and one of the largest crops in the world. The majority of fabrics, lighting oil, medicines, paper, and fiber. Hemp was touted as a billion dollar crop in the 19th century and its unparalleled universality made it a target of other sources. It produced more than 5000 products from its thread and 25000 from its cellulose including dynamite and cellophane.
They made it illegal because it was the most widely used product in the world and would interfere with other products and diversity. WW2 brought the necessity that it be legalized ounce again as there was so much of it , its wide use, and its abundance. WW2 ended and once again it was made illegal to protect other industries and interests.
Think about it! We can really use this phenomenal product, think about it!
The number one abused drug in the world is legal, Alcohol! It destroys numerous lives! What sane argument is there against legalizing Hemp? None, none whatsoever!
Bronner is right! You can not get high from Hemp no matter how much you smoke or eat. Some day common sense should be forced to prevail at least in this one case. Looking at hemp's versatility and the thousands and thousands of products it can be used in you can only come to the conclusion that it was lumped in with marijuana to keep it from competing with more volatile inefficient products. That is especially true today with people looking for natural products. Legalize Hemp, Legalize marijuana!
America was founded on marijuana and marijuana can save America again!
James Joiner
Gardner, Ma
http://anaverageamericanpatriot.blogspot.com
The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp, our ships had hemp sails, and pioneers' covered wagons were covered in -- what else? -- hemp. David Bronner was recently arrested for attempting to eat a healthy breakfast.
Does that sound stupid? Even once you know the details, it should sound stupid: Bronner's food of choice was bread spread with hemp seed oil he pressed himself from industrial hemp plants, which he did in front of the White House under a banner reading: “Dear Mr. President Let U.S. Farmers Grow Hemp." Bronner's company, Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, spends over $100,000 to buy over 20 tons of hemp seed oil from Canada each year to use in its soaps. Bronner wants to give that money to American farmers instead. He is 100% right!
7000-8000 B.C.
First woven fabric believed to be from hemp.
1619
Jamestown Colony, Virginia passes law requiring farmers to grow hemp.
1700s
Hemp was the primary crop grown by George Washington at Mount Vernon, and a secondary crop grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello.
1937
Marijuana Tax Act
1619 order for every member of Jamestown to grow marijuana.
There were several other “must grow” laws over the next 200 years (you could be jailed for not growing hemp during times of shortage in Virginia between 1763 and 1767), and during most of that time, hemp was legal tender (you could even pay your taxes with hemp — try that today!) Hemp was such a critical crop for a number of purposes (including essential war requirements – rope, etc.) that the government went out of its way to encourage growth.
The United States Census of 1850 counted 8,327 hemp “plantations” (minimum 2,000-acre farm) growing cannabis hemp for cloth, canvas and even the cordage used for baling cotton.
How many people realized that the first law written within the borders of what we call the United States was a 1619 order for every member of Jamestown to grow marijuana. Watch the documentary "The Union - The Business Behind Getting High". It is one of the best documentaries on the subject ever made.
The first 2 copies of the Declaration of Independence were printed on Hemp! Benjamin Franklin used Hemp to start Americas first paper mills. It was once legal and one of the largest crops in the world. The majority of fabrics, lighting oil, medicines, paper, and fiber. Hemp was touted as a billion dollar crop in the 19th century and its unparalleled universality made it a target of other sources. It produced more than 5000 products from its thread and 25000 from its cellulose including dynamite and cellophane.
They made it illegal because it was the most widely used product in the world and would interfere with other products and diversity. WW2 brought the necessity that it be legalized ounce again as there was so much of it , its wide use, and its abundance. WW2 ended and once again it was made illegal to protect other industries and interests.
Think about it! We can really use this phenomenal product, think about it!
The number one abused drug in the world is legal, Alcohol! It destroys numerous lives! What sane argument is there against legalizing Hemp? None, none whatsoever!
Bronner is right! You can not get high from Hemp no matter how much you smoke or eat. Some day common sense should be forced to prevail at least in this one case. Looking at hemp's versatility and the thousands and thousands of products it can be used in you can only come to the conclusion that it was lumped in with marijuana to keep it from competing with more volatile inefficient products. That is especially true today with people looking for natural products. Legalize Hemp, Legalize marijuana!
America was founded on marijuana and marijuana can save America again!
James Joiner
Gardner, Ma
http://anaverageamericanpatriot.blogspot.com
1 comment:
As I recall, Hearst was the one who insisted on calling it by its Spanish name, Marijuana, rather than its English name, hemp, or its botanical name, cannabis. He did it to fan the flames of racism against Mexicans who often smoked cannabis. Then they associated its use with jazz musicians-- BLACK jazz musicians. This is why many in the legalization movement use the word hemp for industrial cannabis used for oil, rope, cloth, and etc., and cannabis for the medical/recreational product.
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