HR 1866 - "Industrial Hemp Farming Act"

[Icymudpuppy]

Don't forget the Timber Industry, and the Oil industry.

 

[Pennsylvania]

bump, write your reps!

 

[TCE]

Bump. Keep sending! I C/P'd Penn's.

 

[Pennsylvania]

Bump. Keep sending! I C/P'd Penn's.

Thats music to my ears! Thanks TCE!

 

[TCE]

Thats music to my ears! Thanks TCE!

When I read this bill, I was excited because it is one area where Democrats tend to agree with Dr. Paul and Neo-Cons tend to disagree. It saddens me that we as a movement are not jumping on this chance to restore some freedom to farmers.

P.S. Thank you for saving me a lot of time coming up with an email. .

 

[surf]

sent to my neocon rep. thanks for writing that.

edit: 3 R cosponsors....

 

[coyote_sprit]

Don't forget the Timber Industry, and the Oil industry.

The soy industry also has some incentive in keeping hemp illegal.

 

[TCE]

Hemp is so versatile that almost any farmer would like it banned (unless they're farming it) so that they can keep their monopoly.

 

[Pennsylvania]

Hemp is so versatile that almost any farmer would like it banned (unless they're farming it) so that they can keep their monopoly.

Exactly, we are paying for the cost of the hemp war every time we buy paper products, cotton products, corn products, soy products, fuel, etc, just to keep people in business who could also stay in business by producing hemp. It is so aggravating!

 

[mello]

I just read a story recently about a European company making hempcrete bricks which are 7 times
stronger than regular concrete bricks as well as being carbon negative which I guess is better than
carbon neutral.

 

[TCE]

I just read a story recently about a European company making hempcrete bricks which are 7 times
stronger than regular concrete bricks as well as being carbon negative which I guess is better than
carbon neutral.

Do you have a link to the article? That sounds awesome.

 

[dannno]

http://www.natural-environment.com/blog/tag/hempcrete/

Hempcrete is basically an eco-friendly alternative to concrete. Not only is hempcrete more environmentally friendly, but it is stronger than concrete, less prone to cracking, and about half the weight of concrete. Using hempcrete in buildings makes sense in more ways than one.

Pass this bill NOW!!

 

[nelsonwinters]

What is the argument for hemp being illegal?

The government will tell you it's because it's difficult to differentiate between hemp plants and marijuana plants and would therefore make it overly difficult to prevent marijuana farming and trafficking.

Therefore, I think this bill is also important because it would be a step towards towards marijuana legalization.

 

[surf]

but if pot is legal black men will take advantage of stoned white women....

 

[GunnyFreedom]

Seriously....

Here in NC, in the course of my run for NC State House in 2010, one of the items I am proposing is an act to claim 10th Amendment powers over the right to grow industrial hemp.

The thing is, hemp grows in the identical conditions of tobacco, and as you may well imagine big tobacco is slowly going extinct in NC.

By transitioning to hemp, and all of the products that implies, then the NC Ag market will not be destroyed by the (mostly) demise of tobacco in the modern world.

If we could legalize hemp production in NC, I am 100% convinced this will take us from a negative-growth state GDP to a positive-growth state GDP within 3 years. Not to mention using Obama's upcoming green bubble to kick-start a hemp-based renewable fuels industry that could actually make NC very wealthy!

 

[Flash]

but if pot is legal black men will take advantage of stoned white women....

:O

People could already take advantage of each other through beer, easily.

 

[surf]

:O

People could already take advantage of each other through beer, easily.

Historically this had always been a major argument for criminalization of drugs, whether it was "opium dens" and Chinese men w/white women or pot and African/American men w/white women - we must protect the ladies.

this has changed somewhat over the years and the great fear-card has moved from women to children. But it hasn't changed that much when it comes to racially based formulations of drug related penalties - see the crack cocaine vs cocaine sentancing disparities.

ps - i'm sure you know i was just joking

 

[Flash]

Historically this had always been a major argument for criminalization of drugs, whether it was "opium dens" and Chinese men w/white women or pot and African/American men w/white women.

this has changed somewhat over the years and the great fear-card has moved from women to children. But it hasn't changed that much when it comes to racially based formulations of drug related penalties - see the crack cocaine vs cocaine sentancing disparities.

ps - i'm sure you know i was just joking

I know you were joking I just wanted to comment.

 

[TCE]

How many have emailed/called their representatives?

 

[Pennsylvania]

Here in NC, in the course of my run for NC State House in 2010, one of the items I am proposing is an act to claim 10th Amendment powers over the right to grow industrial hemp.

That's awesome Gunny! BTW, why does your sig say "Dont read on me?"