AG rules hemp bill is legal

Source: Times Argus

MONTPELIER – A constitutional dispute surrounding the so-called hemp bill has finally been resolved, paving the way for Vermont to become only the second state in the country to allow its farmers to grow the crop.

Gov. James Douglas, a critic of the hemp bill, had said the measure flies in the face of federal statutes and could ultimately complicate marijuana eradication efforts in the state.

Despite his opposition, a Douglas spokesman said that the bill didn't rise to the level of a gubernatorial veto. And though he wasn't willing to sign the bill himself, Douglas forwarded the legislation in early June to the secretary of state for her to enact the bill into law without his signature.

But Secretary of State Deborah Markowitz said it was unclear whether the Vermont Constitution requires a gubernatorial signature or not. When the bill arrived at her office about two weeks ago, Markowitz sought legal advice from the Office of the Attorney General to make a ruling.

On Friday, William Griffin, chief assistant attorney general, said in a letter to Markowitz that Douglas did indeed abide by constitutional protocol and advised her to make the hemp bill law.

Read more: http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080621/NEWS02/806210318/1003/NEWS02

about the oil supply now, to say nothing of climate change. According to what I've read, almost anything that can be made from petroleum (yes, including fuel) can be made from hemp. But short-sighted industrialists couldn't allow any competition, oh no... And now we see the consequences.

Hemp can be made combustible - but it takes some work

However, all of the products we churn out of petroleum, that could be hemp

Millions of people prove that daily!
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:P

It destroys brain cells quicker than any illegal drug does. Gas-huffing was pretty common in my hometown. The poor man's heroin, they called it.

I don't call that a "high", it's closer to suicide.

NT!

Other Sativa strains will get you nicely toasted.

They're basically the same plant, selected for different purposes.

Possibilities as well. And newspaper and toilet paper could come from hemp and not old growth forests.

It is a wonder plant and it was suppressed because of Hearst having ownership of old growth forests. And then for other reasons.

Didn't they used to make all the rope that was used on ships out of hemp? Seems I read that in a history book years ago.

they still do. Just not in the US

I was hoping I didn't dream it. My memory is sometimes faulty.

:hi:

Nylon is stronger, much more resistant to rot and mildew, and doesn't become waterlogged. But there are plenty of situations in which hemp rope would be sufficiently good and more economical. Oh, and nowadays biodegradability would be viewed as something of a PLUS.

is that it does not degrade in UV light over time unlike synthetic fibers.

In fact, a lot of you probably remember the ad from George the Elder's campaign where he was being pulled out of the ocean after he crashed his plane. The life jacket he was wearing was made from hemp cloth. It's an extremely useful plant...every part of it can be used, it'll grow(and fast) anywhere, needs very little care, and is resistance to diseases and pests. Cloth, oil (both industrial and nutritional), paper...the stuff's amazing.
Our politicians are morons.
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short sighted morons...just sayin.

disgrace this is..

If you want to get into 'hemp' trivia how about this the old 'canvas' sails were called that because they were made from the weed 'cannabis'. Thus the word canvas is a derivative of the word cannabis. Yes that is hemp not the chronic kind.

"Ol' Ironsides" was Ol' Smokeysides.

Oh, and there is that cryptic reference in Geo. Washington's diary, "Seperated the males from females, rather too late," in referrence to his hemp crop.

http://www.veryimportantpotheads.com/site/NOTES.htm (second from bottom)

As I understand it, people growing the stuff for industrial prodcuts would not care about such things.

http://www.amazon.com/Emperor-Wears-Clothes-Authoritative-Historical/dp/1878125028/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214164568&sr=8-1

Whether someone smokes it or not, the truth of the history, as well as it's potential to supplant large chunks of the Oil Barons' and Dupont Barons' business, is quite eye-opening.

But see, that's what the Bushies do with their false dichotomies and lies. If a person tries to speak about this, they are labelled a "pothead who just wants to get high" thus dismissing everything that person has to say.

Like they cry out "Conspiracy Theories" whenever anyone tries to point out the historical fact of the Bush Family's long and deep relationship with Nazis.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/document/document_20070723.shtml

Maybe when they pursue -- and other States see -- the options available, we can add further States to the list.

At first I thought by AG you meant Mukasey! I was so excited!!

I have knitted with a wool/hemp blend, and it's really nice. Hempen flax is, in all likelihood, the oldest spun fiber in Europe (flax wasn't where the sample was found yet), and it makes a lovely yarn. It's quite the rage amongst knitters right now, mostly because it softens so much with wear but still stays strong. I have a pair of hemp jeans (don't fit now, but I refuse to get rid of them), and they're hands-down the best, softest jeans I've ever worn.

Oh, the horror!!

Could make growing sensimilla kinda tricky too.

Because this whole hemp ban must have been one of the goals for many supporters of clear cutting.

Because police in all those countries where hemp cultivation is legal--Western Europe, Canada, China, for example--seem to be able to figure out what's a hemp plant and what's a pot plant.

And yes, by all means, keep your damned hemp fields away from my outdoor plants!! They'll pollinate them and ruin them.

Someone needs to tell these people that marijuana is a plant that grows naturally and in large quantities all over the world. It can not be eradicated.

Especially when there's a buck to be made.
And think of all those people who could be buying Government Heroin and Cocaine instead.

They must feel like Metalica back in the Napster days.

I have heard that a crop of Hemp can change a crop of MJ into hemp or useless pot if the wind blows it's pollen on the MJ. Hemp could replace cotton too and they sure as hell don't want the competition. Hemp has so many uses I hope Obama when he is President will change a lot of drug laws and the uses of Hemp.

I just had a terrible thought.

<http://technocrat.net/d/2006/5/3/3160>

it says: Currently seven states (Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia) have passed pro-hemp farming laws.

both of it's residents grow hemp legally

But nobody's growing it there because it remains against federal law.

This is the drug war's ultimate insanity (and there's a lot of competetion!). You can't get high on the stuff, we can import it from other countries, but we can't grow it here because the DEA insists it's marijuana.

Good for you Vermont!

Now, start producing:

cloth
oil
fuel
biodegradable plastic
rope
paper pulp
and many, MANY other things

I bet your economy will be improving in no time!

Guitars made of hemp




http://www.guitarsite.com/news/electric_guitar/guitars_made_from_hemp/



Of course there are more uses than this.

One expects to hear delusional statements out of say, South Carolina or Texas, but when they come from otherwise sensible places like Vermont, the contrast is surprising.

NT!

Look it up...

2 TYPES

1 has THC

the other does not....

THC makes your brain active

The other makes fine clothes/rope/twine/etc.

amazing how things could be if we didn't allow people to retard the process

A GOP gov. that won't veto a hemp bill.

Which, of course, would lead to the production of a movie called "Roofer Madness".

I'm sorry. I'll go now.:yoiks: