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Hemp
Embargo
Stalled,
Advocates
Continue
Legal
Battle
6/8/01
Last January, DRCNet reported that the
US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was attempting to effectively
ban imports of products made from industrial, by illegally changing the
longstanding interpretation of the Controlled Substances Act that makes
an exception for very trace amounts of THC.
Vote Hemp (http://www.votehemp.com)
has discovered that the DEA has restated their hemp seed and oil ban proposal
in the May 14 2001 Unified Agenda of the Federal Register (vol. 66, No.
93, #1677). DEA is attempting to control hemp seed and oil products
through expanding the definition of synthetic THC to cover trace organic
THC in hemp seed and oil.
The latest notice is similar to the original
November posting (http://www.votehemp.com/deanotice.html)
except that:
1) The title is now "Industrial Use of
Products and Materials Derived from Cannabis Plants." Previously,
it was "Use of Marijuana for Industrial Purposes."
2) The timetable for publishing the new
regulations has been pushed back to October, possibly in response to the
Hemp Industry Letter to the DEA coordinated by Vote Hemp, and possibly
indicating doubts about the proposal within the DEA itself. According
to Vote Hemp, Dept. of Justice attorneys have advised DEA that they do
not have the authority to regulate trace THC in hemp seeds.
Visit http://www.votehemp.com
for ongoing information on the battle against DEA's looming hemp embargo.
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Issue #189, 6/8/01
Editorial: Our Role in the War Against the Drug War | Colorado Medical Marijuana Law Now in Effect: Governor and Attorney General Urge Feds to Bust Patients, Feds Say No Thanks | Nevada Lawmakers Pass Marijuana Defelonization Bill and Medical Marijuana Bill, Governor Expected to Sign | In Memoriam: Robert Randall, Father of the Medical Marijuana Movement | Conference Report: As Drug Reform Edges Closer to Mainstream (or Vice Versa), Fractures Emerge Over Politics of Treatment | Drug Reform Initiatives Keep Moving: "Treatment Not Jail" Campaign Planned for Florida, Michigan, Ohio | Gov. Johnson to Raise Legalization Issue in Mexico Meeting | Jamaica Ganja Commission Heading for Home Stretch: Decrim Has Wide Support, Chairman Says | Hemp Embargo Stalled, Advocates Continue Legal Battle | Action Alerts: Drug Czar Nomination, HEA Drug Provision, Mandatory Minimums, Medical Marijuana | The Reformer's Calendar
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