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THE INSTITUTE FOR HEMP
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From: Institute for Hemp <instforhemp@delphi.com>
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Newsgroups: alt.hemp
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Subject: Re: GREENLEAF NEWS ANNIVERSARY ISSUE Vol5#1
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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 94 19:21:13 -0500
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Message-ID: <Z2xuDUx.instforhemp@delphi.com>
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THE GREENLEAF NEWS
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Publisher: The Institute for Hemp
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Editor: John Birrenbach
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Contributing Writers: Herr, Steenstra, DeAngelo
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and the others who give great ideas
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Vol V #1 issue of the Greenleaf News is published by the
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Institute for Hemp. Subscription rates are 1 yr $20, 2 yrs $35,
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Canada add $5 per year additional. Payable in U. S. funds.
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The Greenleaf News is now dedicated to News about Cannabis Hemp.
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In its pages you'll find factual information about the re-
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establishment of Cannabis Hemp in The U. S. and World.
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The Views expressed herein are those of the writer and not
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necessarily those of the publisher. The publisher does not condone
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the breaking of ANY laws regardless of the ignorance of the law. The
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publisher feels that ONLY if you work within the law can we change
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the law. Without responsible laws we have anarchy.
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ADVERTISING RATES:
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Discounts are available to other Cannabis reform Organizations.
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WE NEED ARTICLES:
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IN THIS ISSUE
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HEMP IN PRISON
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CANADIAN HEMP
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GLOBAL HEMP REPORT
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EDITORIAL
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COMPANY BIO'S
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SUSPECT HEMP
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INDUSTRY COMEBACK
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GOVERNMENT HEMP
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WEED IN HER GARDEN
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9.3 MILLION PLANTS
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COMMUNICATE OR DIE
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INSTITUTE JOINS IFAI
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INTERNET HEMP SITES
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CANNABIS TO BE LEGAL
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GIF CATALOG
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BILLION DOLLAR CROP
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FARMERS LOOSE $$
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INSTITUTE GETS CHECK
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MN GOV CANDIDATE
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TBS PROGRAM HEMP
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IN MINNESOTA YOU USED TO GO TO PRISON AND PROCESS HEMP!
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By John Birrenbach
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Founder, The Institute for Hemp
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In the past few years the State of Minnesota has provided
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millions in funding for our state historical societies upgrade.
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As another part of the upgrade they incorporated a computer
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system called PALS database.
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One day I connected to the system and soon found myself
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confronted by a massive collection of data relating to the stateUs
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vast history of hemp cultivation. As many as 43 records composed of
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single books, including The Emperor and Hemp Lifeline, to files
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measured better in cubic feet.
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I began to examine descriptions of files for the boxes of
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information that they have on file and found an interesting entry #14
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1887-? Hemp and twine industry Records, Minnesota State Prison. A
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little further and I found entry #22 1892-? Miscellaneous records,
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Minnesota State Prison.
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Curious, you bet I was. Who would have known that in Minnesota
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the prisons had records pertaining to hemp. I dug a little further
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for a more detailed description of the files.
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In a few seconds the computer responded with: Minnesota State
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Prison (Stillwater). TITLE: Miscellaneous records, 1892-1972.
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DESCRIPTN: 2.8 cu. ft. (3 partial boxes). SUMMARY: Daily account book
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(1892-1895); cashbooks (1901-1916) and receipts (1911-1914); records
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of rope stock purchased (1924-1932) and twine manufactured (1898-
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1910, 1932-1972); photographs of the rope and twine factory showing
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equipment, products, and personnel (1930s-1950s); and hemp and twine
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conference minutes (1911-1920). The latter detail twine sales,
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expenses, and contracts. I queried the computer regarding the second
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entry and the computer responded with: Minnesota State Prison
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(Stillwater, Minnesota). TITLE: Hemp and twine industry records, 1887-
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1939. DESCRIPTN: 1.7 cu. ft. SUMMARY: Financial and production
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records of the prison's hemp and twine industry, including sales
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accounts, monthly breakdowns of costs, monthly production
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comparisons, and related data. SUMMARY: The twine sales journals
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(1887-1902) and the sales record (1895-1901) cover the same period,
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but different sales are recorded in each. The journals contain more
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information. The cost statements and comparisons (1919-1939) give
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extensive monthly cost and production statistics. The daily account
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book (1892-1895) records expenditures and receipts. SUBJECT: Twine
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industry--Minnesota. SUBJECT: Hemp industry--Minnesota.
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These entries intrigued me so I decided to make the 3 minute
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trip to the State Historical Archives. Once there I requested the
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boxes containing the information on the Prison systems Hemp industry.
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Contained in boxes of information was every detail of the
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Prisons Hemp industry. The documents detailed everything from how
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much hemp fiber was purchased, to
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Jings with the warden that
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detail production to problems with different fibers. They also had
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some very remarkable photos of the various machines and prisoners
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handling and processing hemp fiber in to one of two lines of hemp
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twine made at the prison.
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The material is so voluminous that a detailed account of the
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figures will have to wait for future articles. But from the material
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I have already digested it was very profitable for the prison to have
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a hemp twine factory, although they did have a riot in the factory in
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the late 1800Us that is well documented.
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I guess I am still in awe that in Minnesota at least you could
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have gone to prison and process hemp and now you go to prison for
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processing hemp.
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CANADIAN GOV. WANTS TO ALLOW HEMP FARMING
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21-MAR-1994 13:33
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OTTAWA, March 21 (UPI) -- A Canadian government spokesman said
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Monday that proposed legislation being considered by Parliament will
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allow farmers to grow cannabis, or hemp, for commercial purposes
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after a 50 year ban.
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Health department spokesman Bruce Rowsell said under the
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proposed legislation, farmers would only be allowed to grow forms of
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hemp that contain virtually no THC, the hallucinogenic chemical in
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cannabis.
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Rowsell said farmers would be required to have a license to grow
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the crop, which can be harvested to make rope and paper products.
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He said farm groups lobbied the government to let them grow hemp
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as a way of replacing tobacco and other crops.
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Rowsell said farmers in the United Kingdom, France and eastern
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Europe are allowed to grow hemp crops that contain less than 0.3
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percent THC, and that is
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the standard that will be used in Canada.
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The clearance to grow hemp is contained in a wider package of
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changes to Canadian narcotic control laws currently before
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Parliament.
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Rowsell said Parliament has not yet dealt with the proposal to
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allow farmers to grow hemp, and said he didn't know if there would be
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opposition to it.
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GREENLEAF NEWS cont...
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GLOBAL HEMP REPORT,
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Is a Shortage of Hemp on the Horizon
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By Eric Steenstra &
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Steve DeAngelo
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Mar 31, 1994
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Surging demand has combined with the agricultural crisis in
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Eastern Europe to create the most severe shortage of the modern hemp
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era. Inability to obtain local sources of raw material has forced
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manufacturers of hemp products to import hemp supplies from ever more
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distant locales. In Hungary, a primary source of hemp textiles and
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cordage for the insatiable Western European and North American
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markets, factories long ago wiped out in-country supply of raw
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material. When this occurred the Hungarian factories sent buyers to
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Rumania to secure a new source of supply. Sources in Rumanian yarn
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and textile factories now report all domestic supplies of raw
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material are exhausted. Rumanian factories are presently locked in
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fierce competition with Hungarian buyers to secure hemp supplies
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imported from places still further to the east such as the Ukraine,
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with prices for line rising to $ USD 900/tonne.
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The recent renaissance of the hemp industry coincides with the
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collapse of the Soviet empire and the dismantling of centrally
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planned economies throughout the hemp basket. Hemp growing, like all
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commercial agricultural efforts, requires fairly large commitments of
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capital. Even an only medium-sized hemp processing plant requires
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several million dollars worth of raw material to operate at full
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capacity for one year. Prior to the fall of communism, state planning
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agencies arranged for the growing and supply of all agricultural raw
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materials, including hemp.
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The collapse of communism has touched off a general agricultural
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crisis throughout Eastern Europe. The basic problem is that nobody is
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willing or able to invest capital in crop production. Once pre-
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collapse raw material supplies are exhausted, as has recently
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happened with hemp, factories either find new sources of supply or
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shut their doors. In Hungary, the dismantling of the state-run Hemp
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Trust led to the closure of 12 out of 16 plants which previously
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operated.
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General reluctance to invest in crop production has been
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exacerbated in the hemp industry by a wide-spread perception that
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rising demand for hemp is the result of a fashion trend which may
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pass by the time crops are harvested and processed. In Hungary, the
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first among Eastern European countries to feel the effects of the
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hemp renaissance, relatively long experience has led to increased
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confidence among investors and several reports suggest Western
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investors may be preparing to commit to crop production. However,
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further East, where the pre-collapse supplies are just beginning to
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run out and where the hemp renaissance has yet to have its full
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impact , the agricultural crisis will continue to be an obstacle to
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securing adequate supplies of hemp for the foreseeable future.
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The best hope for increased hemp production may lie to the West
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rather than the East. England legalized hemp production in 1993, and
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Canada followed with the announcement on March 21st of this year that
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it would legalize cultivation of low-THC cannabis as a fiber crop.
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Products manufactured from English hemp are beginning to hit the
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international market.
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Countries around the world are scrambling to cash in on the hemp
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boom, with the European Community paying its farmers a $250/acre
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subsidy to grow hemp. But back in the U. S. where it all started the
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government still stubbornly refuses to even allow its farmers to grow
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hemp. According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy (drug
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czar's office), the US government does not recognize the distinction
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between drug and non-drug varieties of cannabis. It is this
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distinction which allows the EC countries to grow hemp. Subsidies and
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licenses are granted only if approved low-THC strains are cultivated.
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NDCP was unable to provide the reasons behind a policy which so
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obviously denies US citizens a share of the ever-growing market for
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hemp.
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The effects of the hemp shortage are being felt world-wide. One
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dismayed US importer recently lost a consignment of hemp textiles on
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the docks of China. The shipment was just short of being loaded on
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the ship when Chinese suppliers informed him it had instead been sold
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to other buyers, who presumably offered a better price. Such
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incidents do nothing to calm the nerves of business people already
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worried that US concern over human rights in China may lead to trade
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sanctions.
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The hemp renaissance is making inroads but at the same time
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causing shortages that may force the United States government to make
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changes to allow the cultivation of hemp to fill the need by American
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business. @ZEND
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EDITORIAL
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This time of year is always special to me. It not only marks my
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birthday but it also marks the anniversary of my relationship with
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the commercial applications of Cannabis Hemp.
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This year marks my fifth year of involvement in the re-
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establishment of Commercial Hemp and the fourth year for the
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Greenleaf News and The Institute for Hemp.
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I have come a long way in the past five years. From an initial
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reading of The Emperor to today I am continually amazed at the many
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possibilities of utilizing Cannabis Hemp for commercial products.
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From the production of Paper to Composite Board to Oils for
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lubrication and inks the number of products just seem to be endless.
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We have certainly come a long way in these past five years.
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ThatUs not to say that it hasnUt been a rocky road, but I think that
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some valuable lessons have been learned and the way is clearer now
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than it has ever been since WWII.
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Looking to the future I am very optimistic for at least some
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additional experiments to be conducted on Commercial Cannabis this
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year. I also expect to see additional experiments leading to full
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scale production in the United States in coming years. Commercial
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Hemp farms across the United States are just a few short years away.
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It took the English over ten years to get hemp. Hopefully we won't
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have to wait much longer.
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Hemp for Victory
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John Birrenbach
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@ZEND
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COMPANY BIOGRAPHY
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In this column you'll find information about the various hemp
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companies that are doing business in Hemp.
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Headcase
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150 Bay St
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Jersey City NJ 07302
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Owners Mitch & Jill Cahn
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Sale Director: Ben Adams
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Phone: 201-420-5900
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FAX: 201-420-7101
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Headcase, formerly NJ Headcase, has been in operation since July
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of 1992. Now employing over 25 people they manufacture hats, bags and
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wallets out of hemp cloth.
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Hemp Traders
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2130 Colby Av #1
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Los Angles, CA 90025
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Owner Lawrence Serbin
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Phone: 310-914-9557
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FAX: 310-478-2108
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Hemp Traders is a Import Export Company specializing in
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Hemp/Cotton blends & 100% Hemp Cloth. In operation since January of
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1993, Hemp Traders now employs 2 people.
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Acts Testing Labs Inc
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25 Anderson Rd
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Buffalo, NY 14225
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Owner Dr. Angelo Fatta
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Telephone: 716-897-3300
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Fax: 716-897-0876
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Locations in USA, Hong Kong, France, Canada
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Founded in 1973 Acts Testing tests many different products
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including textiles, toys, electronics, Health & Beauty, Chemical &
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Environmental testing. Over 300 employees at four locations world
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wide.
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Cannibiz Co.
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PO Box 272
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Occidental CA 95465
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Owner: Dave Barsky
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Phone: 707-874-3449
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FAX: 707-874-2974
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Founded in March of 1994, Cannibiz Co is marketing a variety of
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different hemp products in their retail catalog.
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CB Trash
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109 Commercial Dr
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Bozeman, MT 59715
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Owners: Chris Bakken
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Curtis Johnson
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Phone: 406-587-3020
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FAX: 406-585-7808
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CB Trash is a multi-dimensional company that has its own line of
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Boots made from Hemp Fabric.
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What to do When You Suspect A Hemp Product Is NOT.
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by John Birrenbach
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March 23, 1994
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When attending an event such as a trade show or the like, and
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you find a company that is selling a hemp product what do you do?
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Every new company or product must be treated as SUSPECT!!
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FIRST:
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DO NOT APPROACH ALONE, HAVE A WITNESS!!
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You should obtain copies of as much of their advertising mat-
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erials as possible. They should be willing to provide you with
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catalogs, flyers, and promotional materials. Take one of everything
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that is offered for free
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SECOND:
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You should obtain samples of their products.
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If the company is selling non-hemp products we will need to test
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the products that they are selling. If they know that we are on to
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them it may be difficult to obtain samples for testing.
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THIRD:
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As your final step you should ask the person who is tending the
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booth several questions:
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What Type of Hemp is your product made out of?
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Can you provide me with the results of tests, for Hemp content,
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on your products? They may not have them available but give them
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a place to send you copies.
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FOURTH:
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DOCUMENTATION-
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Document everything that took place in writing and have your
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witness do the same. Document as much of the conversation as
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possible. Document you impressions of the peopleUs honesty and
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integrity and any other items you can think of. Better to have to
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much info than not enough.
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FIFTH:
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REPORTING -
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Send us Copies of your documentation and the materials you
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obtained from them. Always maintain copies for your records.
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REMEMBER- - Every Hemp product should be considered suspect
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until proven otherwise. In the case of a legitimate company who is
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proud of selling Cannabis Hemp products you will find that they can
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provide test results from a commercial lab upon request. Some will be
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in shock when you tell them that Hemp is Marijuana, and will be
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honest right away in an effort to not be linked to DRUGS. Others will
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try to evade the subject and not be willing or able to provide such a
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test.
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1 yr $20.00 $25.00 $30.00
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PUBLISHED 6x PER YEAR JAN MARCH MAY JULY SEPT NOV
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PAYMENT IN U.S. FUNDS. VISA & MASTERCARD ACCEPTED!!!
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SEND PAYMENT TO: THE INSTITUTE FOR HEMP
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PO BOX 65130
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ST PAUL, MN 55165
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OR CALL OR FAX 612-222-2628
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GREENLEAF NEWS cont...
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=============================================================================
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From: Institute for Hemp <instforhemp@delphi.com>
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Newsgroups: alt.hemp
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Subject: Re: GREENLEAF NEWS ANNIVERSARY ISSUE Vol5#1
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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 94 19:26:09 -0500
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Message-ID: <Z0xtTKx.instforhemp@delphi.com>
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***********************************************************
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THE INSTITUTE FOR HEMP
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IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT
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OUR PUBLICATION
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"The Greenleaf News"
|
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is Now FOUR YEARS OLD!!
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***********************************************************
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In the Following threads you will find the articles that appear
|
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in our special Fourth Anniversary Issue (Vol 5#1 May/June 94).
|
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Would you like be able to distribute some of the most Current
|
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Hemp Information? Have a bunch of people that you need to get
|
|
information about the current state of the Hemp Industry?
|
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|
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THE ANSWER IS THIS ISSUE OF
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THE GREENLEAF NEWS
|
|
to recieve a bundle (Approx 200) of our *SPECIAL EDITION*
|
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8 page tabloid filled with over 20 articles and
|
|
Company Bio's. We will ship you some for cost of postage
|
|
($10. in the U. S. & $25. to Canada (Yes, WE SHIP TO CANADA!!!)
|
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See Below for Payment Details
|
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**********************
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IF YOU WOULD LIKE WHAT YOU READ HERE AND WOULD LIKE TO GET A
|
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GREENLEAF NEWS SUBSCRIPTION, OUR RATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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U. S. CANADIAN FOREIGN
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1 yr $20.00 $25.00 $30.00
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2 yrs $35.00 $45.00 $55.00
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PUBLISHED 6x PER YEAR JAN MARCH MAY JULY SEPT NOV
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PAYMENT IN U. S. FUNDS. VISA & MASTERCARD ACCEPTED!!!
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SEND PAYMENT TO: THE INSTITUTE FOR HEMP
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PO BOX 65130
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ST PAUL, MN 55165
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OR CALL OR FAX 612-222-2628
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GREENLEAF NEWS cont...
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HEMP INDUSTRY MAKING A STRONG COMEBACK
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By Jack Herr, Acts Testing Inc
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In the past year, test requests for hemp content in fabrics,
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garments, and accessories has gone from a mere trickle to a steady
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stream. This would indicate the hemp industry in North America is
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growing rapidly. As with many enterprises, the larger it gets, the
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more scrutiny it invites from the government and consumers.
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Therefore, it is imperative that proper testing be performed to to
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ensure that both you and the consumers get what is paid for. This
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keeps everyone happy and makes your business profitable and trouble-
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free.
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ED* Jack Herr works for Acts Testing Labs a company that provides
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testing of fabrics for fiber content. He formerly of US Testing in
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NJ.
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GOVERNMENT INFO ABOUT WORLD WAR II HEMP
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By John Birrenbach
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Chuck Cox of RMight As Well InfoS has uncovered some very
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interesting documents from the Department of Agriculture. These
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documents cover the entire War Project to reestablish hemp as a
|
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necessary war resource.
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Included in the over 300 pages of information are Press Releases
|
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and articles from newspapers. An interesting editorial from a New
|
|
York Newspaper that criticizes the Department of AgricultureUs lack
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of knowledge about hemp.
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Among the many pages information can be found out about the
|
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entire project. From a listing of the cities where hemp mills were
|
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located to the amount of acres of hemp produced in individual regions
|
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everything seems to be present. I have even noticed a mention of a
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movie to be released called RHemp for VictoryS.
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The Material is so extensive that it may take months if not
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|
years to decipher and digest the material. If you would like a copy
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of the material I suggest that you write:
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Chuck Cox C/O Might As Well Info PO Box 403, Altoona, PA 16601
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for more details.
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@ZEND
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WEED IN HER WILDFLOWER GARDEN COULD GO UP IN SMOKE
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STAR TRIBUNE (MS) - Wednesday, September 1, 1993
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By: Jim Klobuchar, Staff Writer
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An anonymous neighbor bellyached to the city inspector's office
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about Katherine Howard's unruly wildflower garden in south
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Minneapolis a few weeks ago. Quarantine the weedy eyesore, the
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vigilante wailed.
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The suspect gardener groaned in the face of this ambush attack
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on her artistry. Katherine Howard did make a concession. All right,
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she said, her experimental garden between the street and sidewalk in
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front of their house did not exactly pose a threat to the University
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of Minnesota Arboretum. It wasn't the second coming of the Hanging
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Gardens of Babylon.
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But eyesore? Well . . . ''
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Neighbor, the vigilante didn't know the half of it.
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The other half of it was supplied by a Minneapolis police
|
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officer on Monday after a casual examination of Katherine's
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misbegotten little jungle on 36th Av., off the Crosstown.
|
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There they were: three stems with the familiar spread leaf tops.
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Cannabis sativa, the infamous plant of the *hemp*, a. k. a.
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marijuana.
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There it stood, brazen and illegal, not far from the timeless
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surf of Lake Nokomis and the echoes of Minnehaha: a patch of pot,
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rising side by side with Katherine Howard's bachelor buttons and
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morning glories.
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How do you plead, sister?
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''I'm clean. I don't have a police record. I've never even
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jaywalked. I have no idea how the marijuana seed got in there. Could
|
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they send me into the black hole? ''
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The gardener was mixed up. I had to correct her. A black hole is
|
|
a phenomenon in space. The ''hole'' is solitary confinement in a
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penitentiary. Either way you're in deep pits.
|
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She didn't show a preference, but I said she was probably safe
|
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as long as she didn't have connections with the mob.
|
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The mystery, though, clings. How did the reefer weed get into
|
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Katherine Howard's wildflower garden, and is this something for the
|
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Delta squad?
|
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If it was going to happen to anybody, Katherine Howard was a
|
|
probable candidate. She is one of those people who needs a manageable
|
|
amount of daily bafflement in her life. She feels deprived when the
|
|
world spins according to plan. For instance, let's say you or I
|
|
bought a canister of perennial wildflower seeds at the Lyndale Garden
|
|
Center. What happens then is we would spend the summer shamelessly
|
|
admiring our craft in creating gorgeous fields of wildflowers.
|
|
Katherine Howard, on the other hand, made a mess. She called her
|
|
favorite patsy on the newspaper to report. She said she had
|
|
accidentally committed a high crime or violated some commandment, and
|
|
she wanted to come clean.
|
|
''I think I planted some marijuana, '' she said.
|
|
I gave her the journalist's version of the Miranda warning.
|
|
''Anything you say, '' I said, ''could probably be misinterpreted or
|
|
disorganized. ''
|
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''It goes back to last year when the city repaired the street,
|
|
'' she said. ''They had to tear up the sod in my boulevard. That's
|
|
the little stretch of green between the street and sidewalk. How do I
|
|
know who owns it? Either we own it or the city owns it, but I call it
|
|
my boulevard because it is. I put up a sign asking the city crews not
|
|
to resod this spring because I wanted to plant wildflowers. Other
|
|
people have done that. Well, I went down to the Lyndale Garden
|
|
Center, and I bought a canister of wildflower seeds and broadcast
|
|
them in this boulevard patch.
|
|
''After a while, things started coming up. It wasn't very
|
|
glorious. To be honest, it looked weedy and unkempt, although there
|
|
were some flowers in there for sure. One day Alice from the city came
|
|
through and said a neighbor had complained that my garden was
|
|
unsightly and maybe I ought to trim it up. I didn't claim it looked
|
|
very pretty, but I said wildflowers ought to have a chance in life.
|
|
''Alice said this sounded reasonable to her. A few weeks ago a
|
|
friend of ours came over, and the talk got around to the wildflower
|
|
garden. He said, 'Oh, I see you got your own little plot of grass in
|
|
there. ' He said he didn't mean grass grass but marijuana grass. I
|
|
went to my flower book and there was a picture of the marijuana
|
|
plant, and the leaves looked exactly like mine, something like a hand
|
|
with three large leaves in the middle and two smaller ones on the
|
|
ends. But I thought marijuana plants were supposed to be tall, like 5
|
|
or 6 feet. ''
|
|
I said they probably didn't start out in life standing 6 feet
|
|
tall.
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|
''That's right. A couple of weeks later they were head and
|
|
shoulders above the other plants. I think it's the real grass,
|
|
although I've never ever had a . . . what do they call it? ''
|
|
They used to call it a joint, I said.
|
|
''What should I do? ''
|
|
I said I'd call a cop. I said the precinct station would
|
|
probably have an in-house expert. She called. The Third Precinct
|
|
found an expert, who made his rounds after Katherine had left for her
|
|
physical therapist job at a nursing home and her husband had gone to
|
|
his accounting office. When she got home, the suspect weed had been
|
|
uprooted. The cop made positive identification. It was the real
|
|
grass.
|
|
Dick Dwyer had to have some theories. Dwyer is the president of
|
|
Lyndale Garden Center in Richfield. ''Any ideas? '' I asked
|
|
''There are just a few things that could have happened, '' he
|
|
said. ''We get this maybe once a year out of all the stuff we sell.
|
|
Some kid could have been playing around when it was packaged by the
|
|
manufacturer. I don't see how it could have happened here, because
|
|
most of those canisters are sealed. Or somebody could have tossed
|
|
some grass seed into the garden. I'm not surprised to hear her garden
|
|
didn't do well. Awful summer for a lot of gardeners. ''
|
|
Certainly not the fault of the seed.
|
|
''Certainly not. ''
|
|
It's still a mystery. The cops are playing it close. They say
|
|
they don't want to go public with the street value of Katherine
|
|
Howard's homegrown grass. @ZEND
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GREENLEAF NEWS cont
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9.3 MILLION HEMP PLANTS ERADICATED IN WISCONSIN: MARIJUANA GROWS
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|
ALL OVER
|
|
St. Paul Pioneer Press
|
|
THURSDAY, August 5, 1993
|
|
By: Associated Press
|
|
MADISON, Wis. - A program to destroy wild-growing marijuana may
|
|
have reduced the amount of the weed growing in many parts of
|
|
Wisconsin, the state Justice Department spokesman said Wednesday.
|
|
About 9.3 million plants were found and removed in the first six
|
|
months of 1993, compared to 22 million plants at the same time last
|
|
year, figures showed. Last year, 35 million uncultivated plants were
|
|
destroyed.
|
|
The drop occurred in spite of a predicted bumper crop of
|
|
marijuana due to the summer's excessive moisture, said Jerry Doll, a
|
|
University of Wisconsin-Extension researcher.
|
|
Jim Haney, a spokesman for the state attorney general's office,
|
|
said recent years of eradication are ``starting to pay off'' but
|
|
``there probably are fields out there that are very healthy and very
|
|
strong. ''
|
|
``But in the last couple of months, reports suggest that fields
|
|
in the past that have had very large crops seem to have small crops
|
|
this year, and it isn't the weather. The weather is conducive to
|
|
growing marijuana, '' Haney said.
|
|
One of those areas of heavy growth may be Dane County, which
|
|
received more than 15 inches of rain in June and July.
|
|
The Dane County Narcotics Enforcement Team already has harvested
|
|
about 4 million wild pot plants this year, compared to slightly more
|
|
than 5 million for all of 1992.
|
|
*Hemp* , the plant from which marijuana is extracted, was grown
|
|
throughout Wisconsin in the early part of the century as a cash crop
|
|
for making fabric, rope, sails and cellophane tape, officials said.
|
|
The statewide eradication program, which is sponsored the U. S.
|
|
Drug Enforcement Agency, uses local authorities and the National
|
|
Guard to destroy the weed.
|
|
Haney said the program, which relies on tips from the public to
|
|
find wild-growing marijuana, also locates and investigates indoor
|
|
growing operations. He said 169 indoor growing operations were seized
|
|
last year.
|
|
Editors Note: It can easily be computed that the state of
|
|
Wisconsin has destroyed a valuable resource worth $80 per ton of
|
|
stalks
|
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|
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COMMUNICATE OR DIE
|
|
GET YOUR MESSAGE OUT !
|
|
by John Birrenbach
|
|
The Institute for Hemp
|
|
In years gone by movements were lead and won on the basis of
|
|
their ability to communicate with others. Today again we see those
|
|
movements that are best able to communicate their positions are the
|
|
ones that are successful.
|
|
How does a person get their message out.
|
|
Well there is always the old ancient time tested method of Rword
|
|
of mouthS. You tell one person and then they tell another until
|
|
everyone knows. The only problem is that each teller usually
|
|
embellishes or changes the story and distorts the information. This
|
|
mode of communication is the slowest and least reliable.
|
|
Luckily a printing press was invented so that you can print
|
|
flyers and papers that give the details of your cause and keep the
|
|
facts straight. This is a time tested and honored method of
|
|
communicating with the masses. Unfortunately the number of people
|
|
that can be reached is limited by the number of people who take your
|
|
information and the amount of information you can afford to print.
|
|
With the invention of radio the mode of communications changed.
|
|
By now there are only a very few people on the planet who can not be
|
|
reached by radio broadcasts. But there is a problem with radio in
|
|
that once it is broadcast only those that are listening to your
|
|
station at that time can hear your message. The other problem is that
|
|
the cost of air time for most stations is a little high (even $6. per
|
|
30 sec spot adds up over time).
|
|
In the early 1900Us the invention of the telephone and then
|
|
television again allowed the modes of communications to change. But
|
|
the same problem associated with the radio is a draw back to using
|
|
television but with the cost doubled or tripled at even the smallest
|
|
station.
|
|
The telephone on the other hand is a door way to not just voice
|
|
communications but also to an impressive stream of other information.
|
|
A telephone is so much more than just a means of talking to another
|
|
person some miles or feet away. It can also make it possible to send
|
|
letters or information directly to another person by means of fax
|
|
transmissions. I found that I can send a one page fax to anyone
|
|
anywhere in the United States for less than the cost of First Class
|
|
postage (ie 29"). Another thing the letter is there right now, not
|
|
tomorrow, not the next day, not NEVER, right now!!. An ability to
|
|
send and receive letters with a fax machine is one of the most
|
|
important means of communicating today.
|
|
The telephone is also a means of sending digital information as
|
|
well. By this I mean computers connecting to computers. There is
|
|
virtually an unlimited amount of information that can be found by
|
|
connecting with computers. Several of the articles found in this
|
|
issue were downloaded from various computer networks. Just the other
|
|
day I connected to Compuserve and found that in the Midwest there had
|
|
been over 619 stories that contained the word hemp in them. The
|
|
leader was the RLexington Herald - LeaderS with 111 stories, followed
|
|
closely by the Chicago Tribune with 107. I was glad to see that
|
|
Minneapolis and St Paul were the next followers with 47 and 44
|
|
stories respectively for a total of 92 for our metro area.
|
|
Computers talking to computers is not the only means of
|
|
utilizing the modem for communicating your ideas. By connecting to
|
|
various local, national or international computer BBSUs (Bulletin
|
|
Board Systems) you can talk with other people as well as deposit and
|
|
retrieve articles and information of all sorts.
|
|
There is an ever growing number of people with access to
|
|
computers. At work or at home people all over the world are
|
|
connecting together with their computers and exchanging information.
|
|
Until a few years ago only those with large pocketbook or a
|
|
corporation could afford computers. Now you can purchase a Used Mac
|
|
or IBM complete with software, modem, and Hard Drive for less than
|
|
$1,000. This may sound like a lot of money but, if you wish to
|
|
communicate your position or ideas to the world and get feedback from
|
|
others that are interested in your ideas then you MUST be able to
|
|
communicate in ALL the modes of communication, or at the very least
|
|
as many of them as possible.
|
|
I predict that the Theme for the Nineties will be RCommunicate
|
|
or DieS.
|
|
@ZEND
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INSTITUTE FOR HEMP
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|
JOINS INDUSTRIAL FABRICS ASSOC INT.
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|
Jan 7, 1994
|
|
The Industrial Fabrics Association International (I. F. A. I.)
|
|
has over the past few months invited The Institute for Hemp to join
|
|
its ranks as an affiliate organization.
|
|
The Institute for Hemp is proud to announce today that it is
|
|
officially joining I. F. A. I.
|
|
I. F. A. I., a St Paul based International Industrial Fabric
|
|
Trade Association, is one of the most recognized Fabric Trade groups
|
|
in the world. Founded in 1912 IFAI is made up of over 1900 members.
|
|
I. F. A. I. is known world wide as a resource of valuable information
|
|
on the 1,000Us of uses for Industrial Fabrics.
|
|
The Institute for Hemp, a St Paul based International Hemp
|
|
Information Company, is one of the most recognized organizations in
|
|
the field of Cannabis Sativa Hemp. Founded, by John Birrenbach, in
|
|
1989 The Institute for Hemp is known world wide as a resource for
|
|
accurate information about the laws, farming, & utilization of
|
|
Cannabis Hemp for Commercial products. Producers of the Worlds First
|
|
and Largest Mail Order Catalog devoted to Hemp products and
|
|
information. Other Noted Accomplishments: First Company in the U. S.
|
|
to receive conditional permission by the state of Minnesota to
|
|
cultivate Hemp for Commercial purposes, Defeated Bill in Minnesota
|
|
Legislature that would make Hemp Bird Food, Rope, Cloth, etc..
|
|
illegal, Quoted in Newsweek and other media publications and
|
|
telecasts.
|
|
For More information please call: The Institute for Hemp, 612-
|
|
222-2628
|
|
@ZEND
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TO GET A GREENLEAF NEWS SUBSCRIPTION,
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OUR RATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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2 yrs $35.00 $45.00 $55.00
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PUBLISHED 6x PER YEAR JAN MARCH MAY JULY SEPT NOV
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PAYMENT IN U.S. FUNDS. VISA & MASTERCARD ACCEPTED!!!
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SEND PAYMENT TO: THE INSTITUTE FOR HEMP
|
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PO BOX 65130
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ST PAUL, MN 55165
|
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OR CALL OR FAX 612-222-2628
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GREENLEAF NEWS cont...
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From: Institute for Hemp <instforhemp@delphi.com>
|
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Newsgroups: alt.hemp
|
|
Subject: Re: GREENLEAF NEWS ANNIVERSARY ISSUE Vol5#1
|
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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 94 19:30:33 -0500
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Message-ID: <ZWyMTs5.instforhemp@delphi.com>
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GREENLEAF NEWS cont...
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INTERNET HEMP SITES
|
|
By John Birrenbach
|
|
As part of the information superhighway you can find interesting
|
|
information about hemp. Files about hemp are help in what are called
|
|
FTP, Telnet, or Gopher sites.
|
|
There is are numerous Frequently Asked Questions that are
|
|
maintained by this group. The first two ftp servers and the first
|
|
gopher server keeps copies of all the FAQs.
|
|
Best 2 sites:
|
|
hemp. uwec. edu in pub/drugs/marijuana and pub/drugs/hemp
|
|
ftp. hmc. edu in pub/drugs/marijuana
|
|
FTP SITES: DIRECTORY:
|
|
ftp. hmc. edu /pub/drugs
|
|
hemp. uwec. edu /pub/drugs
|
|
flubber. cs. umd. edu
|
|
/other/tms/drug. politics
|
|
wiretap. spies. com
|
|
/Library/Fringe/Pharm
|
|
nic. funet. fi
|
|
/pub/sci/neural/alt. drugs
|
|
potemkin. cs. pds. edu
|
|
/pub/politics/drugs
|
|
GOPHER SERVERS: LINKS TO FOLLOW:
|
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hemp. uwec. edu 4. drugs
|
|
wiretap. spies. com
|
|
12. library -> 7. Fringe ->
|
|
4. Pharmacol...
|
|
TELNET:
|
|
LOGIN AS:
|
|
hemp. uwec. edu gopher
|
|
For those of you who have Internet access and know how to use it
|
|
then this makes complete sense. For those that donUt I suggest that
|
|
you get a book called RThe Internet Complete ReferenceS by Hahn &
|
|
Stout.
|
|
@ZEND
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Cannabis to be
|
|
Legal for Hemp
|
|
Globe and Mail: March 21, 1994
|
|
MONTREAL - The federal government will decriminalize the growing
|
|
of cannabis - or hemp - for commercial purposes, Montreal La Presse
|
|
reported yesterday.
|
|
Health Minister Diane Marleau made the announcement in a letter
|
|
sent last week to the Quebec anti-prohibitionist league, the
|
|
newspaper said.
|
|
In the letter, Ms. Marleau said "once Parliament has approved
|
|
the law, my department will have the authority to put in place a
|
|
structure to issue licenses for the growing of cannabis, depending on
|
|
the level of THC. "
|
|
THC is the hallucinogenic agent in cannabis.
|
|
The commercial exploitation of cannabis to make hemp has been
|
|
legal for several years in a number of European countries, including
|
|
France and Spain. Hemp is used in the manufacture of rope and paper.
|
|
"This is a victory for the Quebec committee for the promotion of
|
|
hemp, " said Pierre Cloutier, a spokesman for the group.
|
|
He described hemp as a remarkable plant that produces a strong
|
|
cord and high-quality tissue. He said the plant could be cultivated
|
|
successfully in southern Quebec and Ontario. - CP.
|
|
Courtesy: Alain M. Gaudrault <amgaudra@ccnga. uwaterloo. ca>
|
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Date:23 Mar 1994 21:34:36 GMT
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CANNABIS HEMP
|
|
ON THE INFO SUPERHIGHWAY
|
|
CATALOG & INFO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET
|
|
Feb. 15, 1994
|
|
The St Paul Minnesota Based Institute for Hemp is announcing
|
|
today that you will be able to get a Catalog of Hemp products and
|
|
information through the Global Information Superhighway or the
|
|
Internet.
|
|
John Birrenbach, founder The Institute for Hemp, said RThis is a
|
|
catalog that can be viewed by anyone on their home computer. Both
|
|
IBM( and Mac( versions will be available on the computer networks. S
|
|
Adding RAll you need to do is download it and open it up, its all
|
|
there Pictures, Product Descriptions, Order forms everything!! S
|
|
Using the GIF( format (Graphics Interchange Format(, developed
|
|
by Compuserve() the files are smaller and easily transmitted via
|
|
computer modem.
|
|
John Birrenbach, said RWe are really excited by the opportunity
|
|
to expand the marketing of Cannabis Hemp products to the 20 million
|
|
people worldwide that access the Information Superhighway. S Adding
|
|
RI really like the idea of it being a TOTALLY ECOSAFE way to send
|
|
catalogs, NO PAPER is used. We are also saving about $2.5 million in
|
|
printing and postage costs. I think that this is really the wave of
|
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the future for Mail Order Catalogs. S
|
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The RFirst of its KindS version is in Black and White but future
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versions will be in full color. In the package people will find
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Pictures and descriptions of Books, Videos, Hemp Products, and Other
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Educational Materials.
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For more information please call The Institute for Hemp @ 612-
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BILLION DOLLAR CROP
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Popular Mech 1938
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Thousands of tons of hemp hurds are used every year by one large
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powder company for the manufacture of dynamite and TNT. A large paper
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company, which has been paying more than a million dollars a year in
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duties on foreign-made cigarette papers, now is manufacturing these
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papers from American hemp grown in Minnesota. A new factory in
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Illinois is producing fine bond papers from hemp. The natural
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materials in hemp make it an economical source of pulp for any grade
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of paper manufactured, and the high percentage of alpha cellulose
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promises an unlimited supply of raw material for the thousands of
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cellulose products our chemists have developed.
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It is generally believed that all linen is produced from flax.
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Actually, the majority comes from hemp--authorities estimate that
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more than half of our imported linen fabrics are manufactured from
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hemp fiber. Another misconception is that burlap is made from hemp.
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Actually, its source is usually jute, and practically all of the
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burlap we use is woven by laborers in India who receive only four
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cents a day. Binder twine is usually made from sisal which comes from
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Yucatan and East Africa.
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All of these products, now imported, can be produced from home-
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grown hemp. Fish nets, bow strings, canvas, strong rope, overalls,
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damask tablecloths, fine linen garments, towels, bed linen and
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thousands of other everyday items can be grown on American farms. Our
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imports of foreign fabrics and fibers average about $200,000,000 per
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year; in raw fibers alone we imported over $50,000,000 in the first
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six months of 1937. All of this income can be made available for
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Americans.
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The paper industry offers even greater possibilities. As an
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industry it amounts to over $1,000,000,000 a year, and of that eighty
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per cent is imported. But hemp will produce every grade of paper, and
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government figures estimate that 10,000 devoted to hemp will produce
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as much paper as 40,000 acres of average pulp land.
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One obstacle in the onward march of hemp is the reluctance of
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farmers to try new crops. The problem is complicated by the need for
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proper equipment a reasonable distance from the farm. The machine
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cannot be operated profitably unless there is enough acreage within
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driving range and farmers cannot find a profitable market unless
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there is machinery to handle the crop. Another obstacle is that the
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blossom of the female hemp plant contains marijuana, a narcotic, and
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it is impossible to grow hemp without producing the blossom. Federal
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regulations now being drawn up require registration of hemp growers,
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and tentative proposals for preventing narcotic production are rather
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stringent.
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However, the connection of hemp as a crop and marijuana seems to
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be exaggerated. The drug is usually produced from wild hemp or
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locoweed which can be found on vacant lots and along railroad tracks
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in every state. If federal regulations can be drawn to protect the
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public without preventing the legitimate culture of hemp, this new
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crop can add immeasurably to American agriculture and industry.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine can furnish the name and address of
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the maker of, or dealer in, any article described in its pages. If
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you wish this information, write to the Bureau of Information,
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inclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope. (offer made in 1938,
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repeated calls to Popular Mechanics in the Late 1980's early 1990's
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have yielded no information about the machine featured.)
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LACK OF CANNABIS HEMP CROP COSTS FARMERS
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$200 BILLION INCOME IN 1993
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LOSSES FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS EXCEED $1 TRILLION!!
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Jan 1994
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It is being reported by The Institute for Hemp that the U. S.
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Prohibition of Commercial Cannabis Hemp has cost the US Farmers a
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crop worth in excess of $200 Billion Annually.
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John Birrenbach, Founding President of The Institute for Hemp,
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stated RThe value, to the U. S. Farmers, of Commercial Hemp for the
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production of U. S. paper products is over $40 Billion annually. When
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you add up the other products like Fuel for cars and trucks, fiber
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for cloth and ropes, cooking and lubricating oils, food source for
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people and animals, Plastics the losses exceed $200 Billion Annually.
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John Birrenbach said RWith countries like France, Nepal, Spain,
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Hungary, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, China, Italy, and England among the
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dozens of other countries allowing the cultivation of Commercial non-
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drug types of Marijuana it doesnUt make any sense to continue to deny
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U. S. Farmers a shot at the worlds most profitable and desirable
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crop. S
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Birrenbach added RIn the next year we are going to see a real
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concerted effort to bring Commercial, Non-drug, Cannabis Hemp back to
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the American Farmer. There are a number of large companies very
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interested in making a variety of products from domestically grown
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Cannabis. Plans for products like Construction Materials, Paper, Oil
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products and fiber products made in the U. S. are being thoroughly
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examined. S
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If you would like additional information on The Institute for
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Hemp, Commercial Non-Drug Cannabis, the many legal products made from
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Cannabis Hemp please feel free to call: The Institute for Hemp, at
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612-222-2628
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Institute Sells Hemp Products & Info to US Justice Dept
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JANUARY 26, 1994
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The Institute for Hemp is announcing that they have just
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received a check from the U. S. Justice Department for a Purchase
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Order filled in Mid December 1993.
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The purchase order, for hemp products and information, was filed
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by a member of the staff of Sandstone Federal Corrections Institute
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located in Sandstone Minnesota. The order consisted of the following:
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1 Return of the History of Cannabis
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1 Reefer Madness Video
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1 Chef Ra Escapes Babylon Video
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1 Emperor Wears No Clothes
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1 Hempen Hanky
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1 Hemp Cord, 1lb roll
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John Birrenbach, Founder & President of the Institute for Hemp,
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had this to say RI think that it is really great, there is such a
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desire for accurate information about the Cannabis Hemp Plant that
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the requests are even coming in from the Federal Prison systems. S
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adding RIt shows me that we are really providing a much needed
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service. S
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CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR LIKES COMMERCIAL HEMP
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April 4, 1994
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Tony Bouza, a leading DFL (Democratic) Candidate for Governor of
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Minnesota, announced on Monday April 4, on KSTP-AM 1500 Jessie RThe
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BodyS VenturaUs talk show, that he was PRO HEMP for commercial
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applications.
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As Jessie Ventura set up the call Mr Bouza exclaimed RI think
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the potential of hemp is absolutely unexplored and John is right! S
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As the caller, John Birrenbach of the Institute for Hemp,
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explored the possibilities of hemp with Mr Bouza He added RYou can
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burn it for fuel, yea John your on to something this is one of the
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little know stories of modern American Life your on to something stay
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with it. S Adding RWeUre on the same page. S
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Mr Bouza added, RAlright, if they (referring to the callers) are
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all going to be like John I am in good shape. S
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Mr. Bouza is a major contender for the DFL nomination for
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Governor of Minnesota. Mr. Bouza has a long history of tough law
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enforcement and can in no way be considered soft on crime or drugs.
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Tony BouzaUs Biography:
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Born in 1928 in Spain from humble roots, immigrated to Brooklyn
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NY in 1937. Drafted to U. S. Army in 1950. Joined New York City
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Police Dept in 1953 where he was promoted 13 times in 23 years and
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achieved the position of Asst. Chief Inspector & Commander of all
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Bronx Forces. He became head of New York City Transit Police in 1979.
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Became Chief of Minneapolis Police Department in 1980 which he held
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for 9 years. Appointed Head of Minnesota Gaming Commission in 1989.
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Mr Bouza is also a Husband, Father, Teacher, Author, Columnist, &
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Noted Speaker.
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FOR MORE INFO CALL
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Tony Bouza for Gov.
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612-823-6833 Voice/Fax
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1-800-HEY-TONY
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TBS Show on Hemp Airs
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April 4, 1994
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On Sunday April 3, 1994 Turner Broadcasting System (TBS)
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SuperstationUs program RNetwork EarthS included in its half hour
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program about environmental issues a segment about the commercial
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applications of Cannabis Hemp.
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The program focused on the use of Cannabis as a material to
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manufacture composite building materials manufactured by C&S Lumber
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of Harrisburg OR. During the program they showed Hemp composite board
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exceed the strength of composite board made from Pine Trees. They
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also showed the segment host Peggy Knapp in a RTug-O-WarS using only
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a small sample of Cannabis fiber.
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The program also featured a number of other products and
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companies that can be made from hemp including Ice Cream made from
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Hemp Seed and Clothing made from Cannabis Cloth.
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RHemp for VictoryS Gets It's First International Airing
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The program also included clips from the United States
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Department of Agriculture film RHemp for VictoryS. The program showed
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clips of American Hemp, grown in Minnesota and Wisconsin, being
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examined and harvested as a part of the World War II war effort.
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This is the first time any major media has aired RHemp for
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VictoryS in the United States. Many U. S. media outlets have been
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given the opportunity to air this unique film. Despite the fact that
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Hemp for Victory has been shown on Major TV programs in countries
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like England, and as far away as Australia this is the FIRST TIME
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that the film has been aired nationally in the United States. @ZEND
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