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COULD ONE PLANT SAVE THE EARTH?
By Howard Anshell
What if you could wave a magic wand and come up with a single plant that
could help save the rain forests, power our cars cheaply, reduce pollution
drastically, and preserve the precious knowledge that is crumbling away in
libraries throughout the world?
Sounds far-fetched, doesn't it?
What if that very same plant could help ease the suffering of cancer
patients, and actually prevent certain kinds of blindness? What if it could
even feed the world's starving peoples more efficiently than any current food
source, and clothe them in materials that would last far longer than what they
now wear?
If this all sounds like a fairy tale to you, let me tell you right now that
no magic wand is necessary. A plant that can do all these things, and more,
exists right now and grows in virtually every country of the world. That plant
is Hemp -- Cannabis, known in the U.S. primarily as the intoxicant Marijuana.
Most people are aware that, in our passion for paper goods, we have cut down
too many trees already. Terrible damage has been done to the earth's fragile
environment, particularly the vital rain forests of the world. A great deal
of this destruction is caused by the world's ever-growing need for paper
products. Not only are trees -- which supply a great deal of the oxygen we
breathe -- being chopped down, but it takes tons of toxic chemicals to turn
the pulp of these trees into paper.
Ironically, the paper we have so diligently plundered our planet for is
basically temporary. It is disintegrating so rapidly that libraries and
universities all over the world are warning of the consequences. What is
needed, then, is a source of pulp fiber that is cheaper, less polluting, and
more durable than wood. Hemp is that fiber, and it's annually renewable.
As a matter of fact, hemp was the source of much of the world's paper until
this century. Most people don't know it, but the original draft of the
Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper. Later, it was copied
onto parchment for the final draft, but the hemp draft still exists more than
200 years later. Many books even older than that, printed on hemp paper, are
still in existence today, whereas wood paper dissolves in less than a single
century.
But what of the cost? Is hemp cheaper to produce than wood paper? An
acre of hemp can produce as much pulp as four acres of trees. Furthermore,
the growing of hemp does not deplete the soil in the same manner as trees.
Hemp can be grown annually, whereas trees take decades to replace. And hemp
requires only one fifth of the chemicals to turn the same amount of pulp into
paper. Thus, much of our irreplaceable rain forests could be left standing.
The hemp plant's own natural production of oxygen, and the fact that it grows
easily in many adverse climates, would help to reverse global warming. The
oil extracted from hemp seeds can also be used to replace potentially
dangerous linseed oil as a base for paint. Hemp could help to alleviate the
"Greenhouse Effect" and cut water pollution. Hemp is also an extremely
efficient plant to use for biomass instead of corn, the most popular source
of biomass today; it can yield as much as eight times the methanol. In our
search for cleaner fuels, methanol has been the most promising, but it
currently costs more than gasoline. If hemp methanol could cut costs by that
much, it would make the cleaner fuel cheaper so more people would use it. Hemp
could help reduce auto emissions.
Furthermore, hemp fiber can be used to make clothing. As with paper, hemp
was, until this century, one of the primary sources of cloth, from the coarsest
canvas (which was named after Cannabis) to the finest silk-like garments.
There are still a few countries in the world which use hemp fiber for clothes;
its durability is over 20 times greater than that of cotton.
Perhaps even more astonishing is the seed of the Cannabis plant. It is a
more efficient source of protein than the soybean. Mass production of hemp
seeds alone could do a lot toward easing the tragedy of hunger. Hemp seeds
can be made into a nutritious porridge, brewed into a tea, sprouted, or even
used for animal feed. Hemp could help feed and clothe the world's starving
children.
Since the hemp plant is a weed which easily grows where most other plants,
especially food crops, wither, it is an ideal plant to use in efforts to
refoliate arid land and to retain topsoil. Hemp can help fight drought.
If you're an environmentalist, or just care about solving the world's
ecological problems, you should support efforts to legalize cannabis-hemp
for industrial purposes.
But there is another important use for the Cannabis plant, and the fact
that our government is blocking this use should encourage every single
American. I am speaking of the important and immediate medical relif that
hemp can provide. Cannabis has been used as herbal medicine for a myriad
of conditions throughout world history. right now, in particular, we know
of at least two extremely serious situations in which marijuana is the most
effective medicine available. The first concerns cancer patients. Modern
treatments for many kinds of cancer often involve the use of chemotherapy
in order to kill or reduce the cancer. An unfortunate side effect of
chemotherapy is that it causes severe nausea in the patient. Even Marinol,
the government's synthesized THC drug, has to be swallowed to be administered,
and the hardest thing for someone with severe nausea to do is to swallow
something! For that matter, even when Marinol can be used, it is relatively
ineffective; although THC is the primary active ingredient in Cannabis, it
is augmented by dozens of other active ingredients, mixed as only Mother
Nature can, each of which contributes to the overall effect. Only actual
marijuana can help these people -- it alone relieves the feeling of nausea.
Sometimes it even actually stimulates their appetites, enabling them to
gain the considerable advantage of regular nourishment. Some AIDS patients
can benefit similarly. The other medical use of Cannabis that is widely
known is as a treatment to prevent the advance of glaucoma, a disease of
pressure in the eyes, which ranks among the leading causes of blindness.
Many glaucoma patients do not respond to other methods of therapy, and for
them, pot is the only thing standing between them and the loss of their
eyesight!
NORML -- the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws --
has already fought for the right of cancer patients and glaucoma sufferers
to use medical marijuana. They have even won a court case in the Drug
Enforcement Agency's own courts; a DEA judge decided that marijuana should
be reclassified as a recognized medicine, so that thousands of people who so
desperately need it can obtain it legally and under controlled conditions.
Unfortunately, the bureaucrats of the DEA have refused the judge's request
to reclassify it, thus adding needlessly to the suffering of untold numbers
of people who are already going through the agony of these diseases. Patients
are forced to obtain the one drug that helps them illegally. The DEA's spurious
reasoning is that letting anyone smoke marijuana, even for medical reasons,
sets a bad example for young people.
This kind of callousness is absolutely unconscionable.
What kind of "example" is it for kids to see that a government agency
does not act to save people from dying or going blind, when a mere stroke
of the pen could prolong thousands of lives?
Is it a better "example", then, to be more concerned with how things might
appear than with the real suffering of real people?
Out of all the cancer patients and all the glaucoma patients that exist
in this country, there are, as of this writing, only five certified legal
users. Five! Inaction and red tape on the part of the DEA, largely fueled
by ignorance and myth, have stymied the efforts to aid all the rest of these
thousands of chronically and terminally ill patients, while ignoring even more
who suffer from other diseases that marijuana could help treat. No one has
ever been known to have died from an overdose of pot.
We should not stand for it! How can this continue in the U.S.A.?
Whether or not you think marijuana should be allowed to be smoked for
personal pleasure -- and that's a whole other story -- we should all stand up
for those who need it as medicine. We can help those who need this relief
today, and at the same time help to heal the earth's ecosystem.
Write or call your State and Federal Representatives and Senators and tell
them how Hemp can help the environment. Moreover, demand that marijuana be
made legally available for doctors to prescribe. Or, write to NORML, and we
will forward your letters to the people who need to see them.
And join NORML!
(Reprinted from Vol. 3 No. 118 (1991) of The Truth Seeker, Box 2832, San
Diego, CA 92112 USA, send $1 for sample issue.)
-------------------
Here's a list of national/local contacts in the Hemp Movement for more
information or to get involved:
N.O.R.M.L.
1636 "B" Street, NW, #3
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 483-5500
Colorado N.O.R.M.L.
137 W. County Line Road #500
Littleton, Co 80215
(303) 470-1100
Hemp information, lawyer referal, lots of other info.
Hemp Initiative Project
Jon Baraga
1015 S. Gaylord # 181
Denver, Co 80209
(303) 470-1100 ext. 511
They need petitioners for the 1992 Colorado Hemp Initiative.
No More Drug War Foundation
P.O. Box 18780
Denver, Co 80218
Rocky Mountain Hemp Network
Connie Barr-Rowe
P.O. Box 150804
Lakewood, CO 80215
(303) 239-6410 or 470-1100 ext. 611 (leave msg)
General Hemp info., coalition of people with illnesses requiring hemp
for medicine. Lots of legal hemp products such as clothing, nutritional
hemp products, etc.
Sustainable Futures
Auga Das, director
(303) 470-1100 ext. 711
Your one-stop shop for hemp-seed oil, hemp-seed cake, instructional
hemp videos.
Auraria Hemp Club
Student Union Building Room 230-C, Meets every Monday 3:30-5:00 PM
Headed up by a knowledgable herbalist, lots of good info and videos.
Hemp Educational Media Productions
Rt. 7, Box 373
Golden, Co 80403
Hemp videos, information, activism.
San Diego County N.O.R.M.L.
Box 171396
San Diego, CA 92197
(619) 571-0088
.END
COULD ONE PLANT SAVE THE EARTH?
By Howard Anshell
What if you could wave a magic wand and come up with a single
plant that could help save the rain forests, power our cars
cheaply, reduce pollution drastically, and preserve the precious
knowledge that is crumbling away in libraries throughout the
world?
Sounds far-fetched, doesn't it?
What if that very same plant could help ease the suffering of
cancer patients, and actually prevent certain kinds of blindness?
What if it could even feed the world's starving peoples more
efficiently than any current food source, and clothe them in
materials that would last far longer than what they now wear?
If this all sounds like a fairy tale to you, let me tell you
right now that no magic wand is necessary. A plant that can do
all these things, and more, exists right now and grows in
virtually every country of the world. That plant is Hemp --
Cannabis, known in the U.S. primarily as the intoxicant
Marijuana. Most people are aware that, in our passion for paper
goods, we have cut down too many trees already. Terrible damage
has been done to the earth's fragile environment, particularly
the vital rain forests of the world. A great deal of this
destruction is caused by the world's ever-growing need for paper
products. Not only are trees -- which supply a great deal of the
oxygen we breathe -- being chopped down, but it takes tons of
toxic chemicals to turn the pulp of these trees into paper.
Ironically, the paper we have so diligently plundered our
planet for is basically temporary. It is disintegrating so
rapidly that
libraries and
universities all over the world are warning of the consequences.
What is needed, then, is a source of pulp fiber that is cheaper,
less polluting, and more durable than wood. Hemp is that fiber,
and it's annually renewable. As a matter of fact, hemp was the
source of much of the world's paper until this century. Most
people don't know it, but the original draft of the Declaration
of Independence was written on hemp paper. Later, it was copied
onto parchment for the final draft, but the hemp draft still
exists more than 200 years later. Many books even older than
that, printed on hemp paper, are still in existence today,
whereas wood paper dissolves in less than a single century.
But what of the cost? Is hemp cheaper to produce than wood
paper? An acre of hemp can produce as much pulp as four acres of
trees. Furthermore, the growing of hemp does not deplete the
soil in the same manner as trees. Hemp can be grown annually,
whereas trees take decades to replace. And hemp requires only
one fifth of the chemicals to turn the same amount of pulp into
paper. Thus, much of our irreplaceable rain forests could be
left standing. The hemp plant's own natural production of oxygen,
and the fact that it grows easily in many adverse climates, would
help to reverse global warming. The oil extracted from hemp
seeds can also be used to replace
potentially
dangerous linseed oil as a base for paint. Hemp could help to
alleviate the "Greenhouse Effect" and cut water pollution. Hemp
is also an extremely efficient plant to use for biomass instead
of corn, the most popular source of biomass today; it can yield
as much as eight times the methanol. In our search for cleaner
fuels, methanol has been the most promising, but it currently
costs more than gasoline. If hemp methanol could cut costs by
that much, it would make the cleaner fuel cheaper so more people
would use it. Hemp could help reduce auto emissions.
Furthermore, hemp fiber can be used to make clothing. As with
paper, hemp was, until this century, one of the primary sources
of cloth, from the coarsest canvas (which was named after
Cannabis) to the finest silk-like garments. There are still a few
countries in the world which use hemp fiber for clothes; its
durability is over 20 times greater than that of cotton.
Perhaps even more astonishing is the seed of the Cannabis plant.
It is a
more efficient source of protein than the soybean. Mass
production of hemp seeds alone could do a lot toward easing the
tragedy of hunger. Hemp seeds can be made into a nutritious
porridge, brewed into a tea,
sprouted, or even
used for animal feed. Hemp could help feed and clothe the
world's starving children.
Since the hemp plant is a weed which easily grows where most
other plants, especially food crops, wither, it is an ideal plant
to use in efforts to refoliate arid land and to retain topsoil.
Hemp can help fight drought. If you're an environmentalist, or
just care about solving the world's ecological problems, you
should support efforts to legalize cannabis-hemp for industrial
purposes.
But there is another important use for the Cannabis plant, and
the fact that our government is blocking this use should
encourage every single American. I am speaking of the important
and immediate medical relief that hemp can provide. Cannabis has
been used as herbal medicine for a myriad of conditions
throughout world history. Right now, in particular, we know of
at least two extremely serious situations in which marijuana is
the most effective medicine available. The first concerns cancer
patients. Modern treatments for many kinds of cancer often
involve the use of chemotherapy in order to kill or reduce the
cancer. An unfortunate side effect of chemotherapy is that it
causes severe nausea in the patient. Even Marinol, the
government's synthesized THC drug, has to be swallowed to be
administered, and the hardest thing for someone with severe
nausea to do is to swallow something! For that matter, even when
Marinol can be used, it is relatively ineffective; although THC
is the primary active ingredient in Cannabis, it is augmented by
dozens of other active ingredients, mixed as only Mother Nature
can, each of which contributes to the overall effect. Only
actual marijuana can help these people -- it alone relieves the
feeling of nausea. Sometimes it even actually stimulates their
appetites, enabling them to gain the considerable advantage of
regular nourishment. Some AIDS patients can benefit similarly.
The other medical use of Cannabis that is widely known is as a
treatment to prevent the advance of glaucoma, a disease of
pressure in the eyes, which ranks among the leading causes of
blindness. Many glaucoma patients do not respond to other methods
of therapy, and for them, pot is the only thing standing between
them and the loss of their eyesight!
NORML -- the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana
Laws --has already fought for the right of cancer patients and
glaucoma sufferers to use medical marijuana. They have even won
a court case in the Drug Enforcement Agency's own courts; a DEA
judge decided that marijuana should be reclassified as a
recognized medicine, so that thousands of people who so
desperately need it can obtain it legally and under controlled
conditions. Unfortunately, the bureaucrats of the DEA have
refused the judge's request to reclassify it, thus adding
needlessly to the suffering of untold numbers of people who are
already going through the agony of these
diseases. Patients
are forced to obtain the one drug that helps them illegally. The
DEA's spurious reasoning is that letting anyone smoke marijuana,
even for medical reasons, sets a bad example for young people.
This kind of callousness is absolutely unconscionable.
What kind of "example" is it for kids to see that a government
agency does not act to save people from dying or going blind,
when a mere stroke of the pen could prolong thousands of lives?
Is it a better "example", then, to be more concerned with how
things might appear than with the real suffering of real people?
Out of all the cancer patients and all the glaucoma patients
that exist in this country, there are, as of this writing, only
five certified legal users. Five! Inaction and red tape on the
part of the DEA, largely fueled by ignorance and myth, have
stymied the efforts to aid all the rest of these thousands of
chronically and terminally ill patients, while ignoring even more
who suffer from other diseases that marijuana could help treat.
No one has ever been known to have died from an overdose of pot.
We should not stand for it! How can this continue in the
U.S.A.? Whether or not you think marijuana should be allowed
to be smoked for personal pleasure -- and that's a whole other
story -- we should all stand up for those who need it as
medicine. We can help those who need this relief today, and at
the same time help to heal the earth's ecosystem. Write or
call your State and Federal Representatives and Senators and tell
them how Hemp can help the environment. Moreover, demand that
marijuana be made legally available for doctors to prescribe.
Or, write to NORML, and we will forward your letters to the
people who need to see them. And join NORML!
(Reprinted from Vol. 3 No. 118 (1991) of The Truth Seeker, Box
2832, San Diego, CA 92112 USA, send $1 for sample issue.)
-------------------
Here's a list of national/local contacts in the Hemp Movement for
more information or to get involved:
N.O.R.M.L.
1636 "B" Street, NW, #3
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 483-5500
Colorado N.O.R.M.L.
137 W. County Line Road #500
Littleton, Co 80215
(303) 470-1100
Hemp information, lawyer referral, lots of other info.
Hemp Initiative Project
Jon Baraga
1015 S. Gaylord # 181
Denver, Co 80209
(303) 470-1100 ext. 511
They need petitioners for the 1992 Colorado Hemp Initiative. No
More Drug War Foundation
P.O. Box 18780
Denver, Co 80218
Rocky Mountain Hemp Network
Connie Barr-Rowe
P.O. Box 150804
Lakewood, CO 80215
(303) 239-6410 or 470-1100 ext. 611 (leave msg)
General Hemp info., coalition of people with illnesses requiring
hemp for medicine. Lots of legal hemp products such as clothing,
nutritional hemp products, etc.
Sustainable Futures
Auga Das, director
(303) 470-1100 ext. 711
Your one-stop shop for hemp-seed oil, hemp-seed cake,
instructional hemp videos.
Auraria Hemp Club (Fastest Growing Club on Campus.)
Student Union Building Room 230-C, Meets every Monday 3:30-5:00
PM Headed up by a knowledgeable herbalist, lots of good info and
videos.
Hemp Educational Media Productions
Rt. 7, Box 373
Golden, Co 80403
Hemp videos, information, activism.
HEMPwear, etc.
1090 S Wadsworth Unit D
Lakewood, Co
Colorado's first Hemp-only emporium...hemp-clothing, fabric &
textiles;Hemp-seed-oil and nutritional products;Hemp
bracelets,etc., including Jack Herer's "The Emperor Wears No
Clothes"...the book that spawned the 90's HEMP Movement, 188p,
extensively footnoted/documented.
H.E.M.P. (Help End Marijuana Prohibition)
5632 Van Nuys Blvd.,Suite 210
Van Nuys, CA 91401 (213) 392-1806
Business Alliance for Commerce in Hemp (BACH)
P.O. Box 71093
Los Angeles, CA 90071-0093 (213) 288-4152
information on getting started in the legal hemp
business;economic information on hemp. Extensive information on
the 50,000 commercial products which can be made from hemp.
Hemp Institute
P.O. Box 65130
St. Paul, MN 97204
(612) 222-2628
Cannabis Action Network
P.O. Box 54528
Lexington, KY 40555
Drug Policy Foundation
4801 Mass Ave. NW #400
Washington DC 20016-2078
(202) 895-1634
American Hemp Council
P.O. Box 71093
Los Angeles, CA 90071-0093
(213) 288-4152
T.E.A.C.H.(Therapeutic & Ecological Applications of Cannabis
Hemp) 2833 Frankford Ave.,
Panama City, FL 32405 (904) 763-6812
Medical information, Petition for Herbal & Medical Rights to
immediately end federal and state prohibition of herbal and
medical use of cannabis sativa(l), also known as hemp.
Family Council on Drug Awareness (FCDA)
Box 71093
Los Angeles, CA 90071-0093 (213) 288-4512
Many educational pamphlets, including "10 Things You Should Know
About Marijuana...", "Marijuana & Christianity", "10 Things Every
Parent, Teenager & Teacher Should Know About Marijuana...",
"Marijuana & The Bible", etc. @ 30 cents apiece.
Freedom Fighters c/o
High Times, 211 E. 43rd St
New York, New York 10017
DIRECTORY OF B.A.C.H. REPRESENTATIVES
NATIONAL OFFICE: 213/288-4152
POB 71093, LA CA 90071-0093
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Ucluelet: Chris Bennett 604/726-7239
Vancouver:Charles Crossland 604/874-5435
Paul DeFelice 604/229-4338
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles:Chris Conrad 213/288-4152
Fresno:Chuck Corcoran 209/277-1319
San Francisco:Peter King 415/826-0787
San Diego:John Storey 619/274-0034
Santa Cruz:Roland Wilson 408/423-4974
Arcata:Aaron Rose 707/442-8689
Sacramento:Matthew Russell 916/444-0718
GEORGIA
Atlanta:Kathy Alterman 404/928-0827
James Bell 404/739-1870
HAWAII
Hilo:Roger Christie 808/969-9712
IOWA
Des Moines:Carl Olsen 515/243-7351
KENTUCKY
Louisville:Randy Davis 502/895-7757
LOUISIANA
New Orleans:Gary Kohibach 504/899-8417
MAINE
Lincoln:Collin Stuart 207/794-6941
MASSACHUSETTS
Pittsfield:David Estrom 413/443-4957
MICHIGAN
Kalamazoo:Carl Stelter 616/372-7208
MINNESOTA
St.Paul:John Birrenbach 612/222-2628
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson:Chris Donovan 601/355-4920
NEW JERSEY
Stanton:Sally Miller 908/236-2048
NEW YORK
Buffalo:Marilyn Craig 716/873-0255
Staten Island:Ross Elakman 718/273-5649
OKLAHOMA
Tulsa:Michael Thompson 918/775-6041
OREGON
Portland:Patty Collins 503/289-9298
Steve Orgel 503/236-9231...232-1128
Eugene:Cat Hecate 503/485-3579
SOUTH DAKOTA
Alexandria:K.C.Hague 605/996-0086
SOUTH CAROLINA
Ft.Mills:Richard Wetzel 803/548-4768
Claude Moore 803/474-2192
TENNESSEE
Pulaski:Kenny Breeding 615/565-3898
TEXAS
Austin:Tom Thacker 512/825-3317
VIRGINIA
Crewe:Sandy Hayer 804/645-8816
WASHINGTON
Seattle:Mike Miller 206/481-8830
SOURCES OF LEGAL,NON-SMOKING HEMP PRODUCTS
Hemp Textiles,Clothing:
(Free sample w/$10 donation to BACH)
BACH POB 71093, LA CA 90071-0093
Stoned Wear(tm) Division of Sativa Creations, Inc
Order Line: 1-800-544-0577 x 13 (Dealer Inquires Welcome)
Joint Venture Hempery 604/737-8539
POB 2006 Main Stn.
Vancouver BC Canada V6B 3P8
Hemptek Industries 619/436-7835
POB 27809 Dept HT-4C
San Diego, CA 92198-1809
Kashiri Dyeworks 415/647-5046
Berkeley, CA 94704
Hemp Twine:
(Free sample w/$10 donation to BACH)
Wholesale:
Schermerhorn 213/946-8366 (120 twine balls/carton $72)
POB 3885
S.F.Springs,CA 90670
Norman Supply Co.(#60 Parcel Twine and Spring Twine)
818/349-3120
18709 Napa St.
Northridge,CA 91324
Sterile Hemp Seed:
(Free sample w/$10 donation to BACH)
Wholesale/Retail:
Elmwood Pet Supply
706 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, NY 14222
Bloomington Pets, CA 714/877-5391
Elliot Pets Supply, CA 714/824-5011
Minn-Dak Ltd, MN 701/746-7453
Hemp Fiber:
Twinrocker Papermaking Supplies 317/563-3119
POB 413, Brookston, IN 47923
Danforth Int. Trade 203/668-7486
3156 Rt. 88, Point Pleasant, NJ 08792
CNNP&ABP Import Export Corp:Henan Native Produce Branch
(Chinese Hemp sacks, yarn, and rope
No.69 Wenhua Rd., Zhengzhou, China. Tel. 33582, Telex:46047 HNTPB
CN
HEMP RESOURCES:
BACH
Cambridge Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Inc. 617/864-6660
POB 748 Cambridge, MA 02139
H.E.M.P. 213/392-1806...818/377-5886
House of Hemp 503/232-1128
POB 14603/2111 E. Burnside St.
Portland, OR 97204 FAX:503/232-0239
Institute for Hemp 612/222-2628
POB 65130, St.Paul,MN 55165
Key Fiber Co. 415/647-5046
NORML 202/483-5500
NORMLColorado 303/470-1100
Nature's Way Hempery 201/291-1619
Sampler $10
San Diego County N.O.R.M.L.
Box 171396
San Diego, CA 92197
(619) 571-0088
What The Law Says:
Custom Regulations of the United States, Official U S Custom
House Guide, 1987. Marijuana Statutory Provisions
Sec. 302.58-CR-360.(a)MARIHUANA. The term 'marihuana' means all
parts of the plant Cannabis sativa(l.), whether growing or
not,the seeds thereof,the resin extracted from any part of such
plant:and every compound,manufacture,salt,derivative,mixture or
preparation of such plant,its seeds or resin;BUT SHALL NOT
INCLUDE the mature stalks(except the resin extracted
therefrom),fiber, oil or cake or the STERILIZED seed of such
plant, which is incapable of
germination.[Controlled Substances Act USFDA (1970) Chapt.
22,Sec. 802-15.]
5 Things you can do RIGHT NOW to help legalize hemp/marijuana
1. Talk about hemp/marijuana today to friends, family, co-workers
and everybody. Just say you think hemp/marijuana should be made
legal again. You'll be amazed at how many agree. Talk about
medical marijuana, free choice and non-smoking commercial hemp
(rope, paper, fabric, fuel, oil, food, etc.). Be proud of what
you believe. This is America. Remember, you're in good company:
Both Washington & Jefferson were hemp farmers. People needing
legal help should call NORML.
2. Photocopy Literature to pass out and send with your letters.
Always keep it handy. You never know who or when somebody will
want it. Give it out at meetings, events, campuses, etc.
3. Write letters to your elected officials (see scripts below),
newspapers, magazines, TV & radio stations. Be brief. Be clear.
Don't mix issues. Better yet, write at least one letter every
month, and every time there is an editorial or commentary on
marijuana or "drugs." Respond to articles and events or just
state your opinion. They'll read it, even if they don't publish
it. 4. Help out a local group. Come to meetings. Make phone
calls, do office work, fold and mail literature, etc. Share your
special skills (like computer, data entry, research, speaking,
organizing, art and other talents.) If there is no group, start
one. It's easier than you think. The groups listed at the bottom
of this page are glad to help.
5. Donate money to active groups like NORML, BACH, HEMP, the
American Hemp Council, Freedom Fighters and others. Contribute
supplies or postage. All groups need access to free or cheap
printing service. Donate books and magazine subscriptions to
schools and libraries, maybe even buy an ad or billboard space to
get out the message. It's better to spend a little money now to
re-legalize hemp/marijuana than a lot of money later to stay out
of jail.
Whatever you do, Start Doing It Right Away! Studies show that if
you don't get started within a day or two, you might not ever get
around to it, and we have to act today to build the momentum we
need to re-legalize hemp/marijuana tomorrow.
Letter/phone scripts:
President Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW,
Washington DC 20050
(or)
Senator___________________:
Senate Office Bldg.,
Washington,DC 20510
(or)
Representative____________:
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Dear_________________________,
Please take whatever action is necessary to legalize
personal use of marijuana and see to it that everyone who needs
it for medicine receives it immediately.
Also, you must know that the barriers to commercial use of
hemp for paper, fabrics, fuel and so on hurt our economy, and
must be removed immediately. It just doesn't make any sense to
punish farmers and people whose businesses don't have anything to
do with drugs at all.
Sincerely,
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State Senator___________________:
State Senate
200 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203
(or)
Representative:__________________:
House of Representatives
200 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203
Dear_____________________________:
Please act immediately to legalize personal use of marijuana
and see to it that everyone who needs it for medicine receives it
immediately.
Also, you must realize that the barriers to non-drug,
commercial use of hemp for paper, fabrics, fuel, and so on, hurt
our businesses and the state economy. They must be removed
immediately, because if other states do this before we do,
Colorado will lose its competitive edge in bringing in new
businesses and the jobs and tax revenues that come with it.
In addition, it is a waste of tax money to enforce
prohibition laws when we have so much real crime to deal with.
You say you are for a strong Colorado and America. Well, do
something about.
Sincerely,
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Phone Script: Hello, by name is____________________and I'm
calling to register my opinion with (Senator, Representative,
etc.)_________________. I think it's time to re-legalize personal
use of marijuana and see to it that everyone who needs it as
medicine receives it immediately.
Laws that block commercial use of hemp for paper, fabrics
fuel and so on hurt our economy and the environment. They should
be completely eliminated. It doesn't make sense to punish
American Farmers and people whose businesses don't have anything
to do with drugs. I want to know what (Sen.,Rep.,etc.)
____________________ is doing about this problem.(Give them your
address and ask for a written reply.)
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Here's a list of local organizations which are glad to help you
get involved:
NORML Colorado
137 West County Line Road #500
Littleton, Co 80126
303/470-1100
Rocky Mountain Hemp Network
470-1100 x 611
Hemp Initiative Project
470-1100 x 511
Great Tee-shirts, need volunteers for Ballot Initiative Drive
This is the Colorado Hemp Information Hotline. Simply dial from
your touch-tone phone, and punch in the desired extension for tons
of great recorded information. Of particular interest is a 10
minute recording of Hugh Downs ABC 20/20 broadcast about the many
uses of commercial hemp for paper,fiber,fuel,medicine,food, etc.
Also contains a brief summary of the 1937 conspiracy which led to
the current hemp prohibition.(ext.477)
From your touch-tone phone dial: 303/470-1100 for Hemp Info +
desired extension:
Ext. Message:
111.......Initial Greeting
123.......Person with AIDS Speaks Out On Hemp
124.......Leave YOUR "War On Hemp" Horror Story
222.......FAX Mailbox
411.......Information
422.......How To Leave A Message
423.......How To Send A FAX
424.......How To Receive Our FAX Newsletter
431.......An Introduction To NORML
441.......How To Get Involved
*442.......How To Join NORML-Colorado
*443.......Coming Events
444.......Chapter Mailing Address
445.......National Office Information
446.......Legislative Alert Signup
447.......Other Organizations
448.......Recommended Reading
449.......Chapter Meetings
451.......Current News
452.......Marijuana and Medicine
453.......The HEMP Patrol
454.......Colorado RoundUp
456.......WECOF:Freedom Fighter Radio Network
461.......Legal Information
462.......Lawyer Referral
463.......State Laws
464.......Urine Testing
471.......Hemp Information
472.......Marijuana And Health
473.......Fuel & Energy
474.......Paper
475.......Fiber
476.......Food & Seed Products
*477.......Hugh Downs' ABC 20/20 Program On Hemp
481.......General Information
491......."The Emperor Wears No Clothes" By Jack Herer
492.......High Times Magazine
511.......Hemp Initiative Project-Leave A Message
512.......Hemp Initiative Project:Legalize in '92!
611.......Rocky Mountain Hemp Network
711.......Colorado Made Legal Hemp Products (Oils,Foods,etc.)
IT'S TIME TO TAX HEMP!
Look at The Denver Post--Oct. 18.1991