Wednesday, July 29, 2009

[FWD: The Hemp News Update]



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Subject: The Hemp News Update
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Date: Mon, July 27, 2009 4:37 pm
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The Hemp News Update
The Hemp News Update Volume IV, Number 6
July 27, 2009

Dear Sheree,

Sometimes I get a little frustrated with the slow progress bringing back industrial hemp farming and processing to the U.S., but then I start going through the news clips to put the Hemp News Update together, and I start to feel better with all the encouraging news. On that note, Governor Ted Kulongoski has not yet signed SB 676, the Oregon hemp faming bill, but the news reports are hopeful that he will. Please check out this KATU Video for the latest on that.
Last Friday, Vote Hemp Director Eric Lineback was a guest on the radio show "Charlotte Talks" on WFAE in North Carolina. Click here to read the official blog post on the show and comment on it, as well as listen to it online.
Over in Bath, UK they are building a BaleHaus out of straw and hemp. You can click here to watch it being built on the "Strawcam" and click here to download the BaleHaus data sheet (PDF file 308K) which has a wonderful set of pictures. We should be building houses like this here in America with locally-sourced materials.
Currently, Vote Hemp has active Action Alerts for the residents of Maine, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon and Vermont. We are asking that you write your representatives in Washington and ask them to become co-sponsors of HR 1866, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009. There is a general alert for voters from the rest of the U.S as well. Please take action and write today!
Finally, please also make a contribution to Vote Hemp today to help us continue fixing the situation here in the U.S.
We need and truly appreciate your support!
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Hemp News Update Stories
  • Hemp Hubbub
  • Hemp Shorts:
  • BaleHaus: Homes of the Future Could Be Built from Straw
  • Hemp High on Agenda
  • HIA Featured Member - Farmer Direct Co-operative Ltd.
  • Hemp Bill Clears Legislature with Little Opposition

  • Hemp Shorts:
    KATU News covers the hemp bill in Oregon
    Oregon to Allow Farmers to Grow Hemp
    "Oregon is on the verge of becoming the first Western state to allow farmers to grow industrial hemp. A spokesman for Gov. Ted Kulongoski says he plans to sign Oregon's new hemp bill into law. Oregon will then become the seventh state to allow farmers to grow hemp," reports Anita Kissée of KATU TV-2 in Portland, OR about SB 676, the hemp farming bill. Watch the full video.
    Jobs Saved as Hemp Factory Sold
    UK-based Lime Technology has acquired the business assets of Hemcore, based in Halesworth, England. The business will continue as usual, under the new name Hemp Technology Ltd.
    Op-Ed Commentaries: Time to Put Hemp to Use
    A clear, well-written piece by Patrick Corcoran in The Charleston Gazette.
    Oregon Resoundingly Passes Hemp Bill
    Blogger "sfnoggin" pens a diary about the successes of state hemp legislation this season at DailyKos. It's worth a read.
    Hemp Could Be a Growth Industry
    HIA member Carl Hedberg of Lyndeborough, NH pens a great Letter to the Editor in the Concord Monitor.

    BaleHaus: Homes of the Future Could Be Built from Straw
    Pete Walker and Katharine Beadle work on the BaleHaus
    Professor Pete Walker and researcher Katharine Beadle of the University of Bath. Photo credit: Daily Mail.
    Daily Mail Online
    July 16, 2009
    In the Three Little Pigs fable, houses made from straw were prone to being blown down with a puff of air. But a team of scientists believe they could be the building blocks of our future homes.
    Researchers at the University of Bath said today they will develop an environmentally-friendly 'BaleHaus' made of straw and ... Cannabis. They will construct the bale and hemp cladding panels on campus this summer.

    Hemp High on Agenda
    Hemp farmer Dr. Keith Bolton
    Ecoteam founding director Dr. Keith Bolton. Photo credit: Jacklyn Wagner.
    By Hannah Ross
    Lismore Northern Star
    June 22, 2009
    As far as Keith Bolton is concerned, the future of farming on the Northern Rivers lies with industrial hemp.
    Dr. Bolton and his farming partner, Kenrick Riley, have recently harvested their first commercial hemp crop at Mr. Riley's property at Jiggi.
    The pair hold two of the three commercial [hemp] licences issued by the NSW Department of Primary Industries since it became legal to grow the crop. The other licence is held by Klara Marosszeky in the Nimbin region, who is focused on developing hemp manufacturing.

    HIA Featured Member - Farmer Direct Co-operative Ltd.
    HIA Featured Member Farmer Direct Co-operative Ltd.
    Farmer Direct Co-operative Ltd. (FDC) is a farmer-owned business that provides the world with ethically-grown and traded food. Our co-operative of 70 Certified Organic family farms and 120,000 acres of farmland produces high-quality, 100% Certified Organic grains, oilseeds, pulses and meats for food manufacturers, distributors and food service providers in Canada, the United States, Japan and the European Union. FDC is a bulk supplier of organic grains specializing in containers, truckloads and railcars.
    Incorporated as a co-operative in 2002, FDC has averaged sales of $4.5 million over the past three years. Clients include some of the major independent brands in the organic food industry, plus organic dairy co-operatives and independent flour millers. Farmer Direct Co-operative is also a founding member of the Domestic Fair Trade Association and this summer will be the first organic farmers co-op in the United States or Canada to be certified to domestic fair trade standards by the Agricultural Justice Project.
    FDC is committed to its co-operative principles. The following is a list of the Seven Co-operative Principles that guide co-operatives around the world in achieving and activating their values.
    • Voluntary and Open Membership - We're open to all certified organic farmers who are willing to accept membership responsibilities.

    • Democratic Member Control - We are a democratic organization controlled by our members (one member, one vote) and governed by a Board of Directors elected from our membership.

    • Members' Economic Participation - Members are required to make a one-time investment in the Co-op. The investment is valued at 5.5% of their annual sales through the Co-op and helps ensure financial stability through the creation of an equity pool.

    • Autonomy and Independence - We are an autonomous organization controlled by our members.

    • Education, Training and Information - We provide education and training for our members, elected representatives, managers and employees, so they can contribute effectively to our development.

    • Co-operation Among Co-operatives - We serve our members most effectively and strengthen the co-operative movement by working together with other co-operatives through regional, national and international structures. We do our best to strengthen the co-operative movement by building business relationships with sister co-operatives.

    • Concern for Community - While focusing on member needs, we work for the sustainable development of our community.

    For more information, please visit our Web site, call our office at 306-352-2444 or email us.
    [If you are a member of the HIA and would like to have your company featured here, please submit a small selection of graphics and a profile of no more than a few paragraphs to tom@thehia.org, or call 207-542-4998 for more information. Space is limited and is first-come, first-serve. Your member profile will be seen in The HIA Member Newsletter, as well as here in The Hemp News Update which is read by thousands of subscribers.]

    Hemp Bill Clears Legislature with Little Opposition
    By Mitch Lies
    Capital Press
    July 2, 2009
    SALEM — After some jocular testimony, the Oregon House on Monday, June 29, gave its stamp of approval to a bill allowing possession and production of industrial hemp.
    The bill, which previously passed the Senate, now goes to the desk of Gov. Ted Kulongoski. His spokeswoman, Anna Richter Taylor, said the governor didn't know whether he would sign it.
    Even with the governor's signature, hemp production will remain illegal in Oregon under federal law.

    Hemp Hubbub
    Manitoba Hemp Field
    By David Steves
    The Register-Guard
    July 20, 2009
    SALEM — Oregon is about to become the first Western state to permit its farmers to grow industrial hemp.
    But there are a couple of problems to be confronted before Oregon becomes a Hemptopia by the Pacific. It's still an illegal crop, according to the federal government.
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    US: Marijuana Is Gateway Drug for Two Debates

    For every action there is an equal yet opposite reaction. This was proven by "Newton" many years ago. That is why we are given "reasoning" which is supposed to
    give us the opportunity to study the pro's and con's of any given situation that we are about to undertake.

    Smoking Marijuana or using it in any other form should also fall under this rule. It is a fact that a person can
    become addicted to anything...up to and including sex. Each person has to make the decision for himself if
    partaking in any given activity is beneficial or harmful to them personally and then make the right choice.

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    US: Marijuana Is Gateway Drug for Two Debates

    [FWD: AAMC: ancient Hebrews and Cannabis]



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    -------- Original Message --------
    Subject: AAMC: ancient Hebrews and Cannabis
    From: "andrew garret" <antique_andy@catholic.org>
    Date: Tue, July 28, 2009 1:54 pm
    To: aamcnewtalk@drugsense.org

    The section dealing with the ancient Hebrews and Cannabis is now up and
    running. If you see any mis-spell words please let me.

    http://antiquecannabisbook.com/chap2B/History.htm

    Due to the nature of the subject, some form of [equal access time] will be
    made available to those museum members with different opinions on the
    matter.

    The section on Cannabis and INDIA has been set back do to technical problems

    The Jesses section will most likely be running in a week or two from now.

    -------------------------------
    OLD TIME [Reefer Madness Era] RADIO update:

    For those of you who don't know, we suspect that these recording have the
    voices of many of the Reefer Madness Eras greatest voices. And their
    babbles can be of some use in ending the present anti-medical cannabis
    laws.

    The following E-mail was sent to us a day or so ago:

    "Hinds, Stuart L." <hindss@umkc.edu>
    Mr. Garrett and Mr. Hodges:

    Once again, the problem lies in Mr. Garrett's intent to distribute the
    files. There is a significant legal difference between broadcasting a
    file and distributing it. Mr. Garret, since you stated your intent was to
    provide copies for Museum members, we cannot honor your original request.

    What we can do, however, is create .ram files of the recordings and link
    to those files from our Library catalog record. That way you both and any
    Museum member can listen to the broadcasts at any time, and can link to
    them from any Web site. This seems to be a reasonable solution to your
    desire to provide access to the files and our desire to adhere to the
    strictures of copyright.

    We should have the files linked from our catalog records in the next 7-10
    working days. I will let you know when that work has been completed. For
    your convenience, here are links to the catalog records:

    http://laurel.lso.missouri.edu/search~S3?/Yt:(shooting%20gallery)&searchscope=3&SORT=D/Yt:(shooting%20gallery)&searchscope=3&SORT=D&SUBKEY=t%3A(shooting%20gallery)/1%2C5%2C5%2CB/frameset&FF=Yt:(shooting%20gallery)&searchscope=3&SORT=D&4%2C4%2C

    http://laurel.lso.missouri.edu/search~S3?/Yt:(shooting%20gallery)&searchscope=3&SORT=D/Yt:(shooting%20gallery)&searchscope=3&SORT=D&SUBKEY=t%3A(shooting%20gallery)/1%2C5%2C5%2CB/frameset&FF=Yt:(shooting%20gallery)&searchscope=3&SORT=D&5%2C5%2C

    http://laurel.lso.missouri.edu/search~S3/?searchtype=Y&searcharg=t%3A(THE+U.N.+STORY.+No.+54+Assignment+narcotics+)&searchscope=3&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Yt%3A(shooting+gallery)%26SORT%3DD

    Mr. Hodges, I apologize that I did not respond to your email earlier – I
    only received it as an addendum to Mr. Garret's message of the 23rd.
    Sometimes the University's spam filter is a bit overzealous.

    Cordially,

    Stuart Hinds
    Head, LaBudde Special Collections
    Miller Nichols Library
    University of Missouri - Kansas City
    hindss@umkc.edu

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    Thursday, July 23, 2009

    GATEWOOD GALBRAITH AND DEA RILEY ANNOUNCE RUN FOR KENTUCKY GOVERNORSHIP



    22-Jul-09; 01:25:05 AM

    GATEWOOD GALBRAITH AND DEA RILEY ANNOUNCE RUN FOR KENTUCKY GOVERNORSHIP

    WE MUST START NOW TO WIN THIS ELECTION!

    On July 4th, Atty. Gatewood Galbraith and Dea Riley announced their intent to run for the Governorship of KENTUCKY.

    Once more we have the chance to elect a educated, caring, and motivated citizen who has lived here all of his life and fought continuously for the rights of the people of Kentucky.

    He said that this would be his last "run" because he will be retiring from politics after this election if he does not win the vote. He also said we need 400,000 votes to indeed win this election.

    His no-nonsense approach to leading the state includes REAL reform of Education,(" Our C and D students deserve the opportunity be trained into employability also"), Health Care, Environment, ("we must insist on reclaiming the land for future use and restoring the hills and streams to their natural state"), and putting the vote to the people as far as the "Casino" issue is concerned.

    This man has earned the right to run for the Governor's office. He has worked long and hard for over 20 years on all the issues which affect Kentuckians. He is a very intelligent, motivated and educated man who I believe, given the chance, can restore this state to its own natural beauty both literally and figuratively.

    In my lifetime I have yet to see one politician in Kentucky that, in my opinion was not corrupted.
    The Cancer rates in Kentucky can be gauged by the zip code that you live in. The corruption and mismanagement of taxes and Federal funding is outrageous. The healthcare makes you sick, literally.
    We live in a state full of Coal Ash Ponds which are causing increased illnesses.
    The violent crime and dangerous drugs such as Meth and Crack Cocaine are rampant. Yet we continue to keep Cannabis/Hemp illegal.

    I will be voting for Gatewood in the election.

    I encourage everyone to view http://www.GATEWOOD.com and decide for yourself who will give this state its best chance at survival.

    Incidentally, Gov. Brashear and Mayor Jerry Abramson of Louisville announced THEIR run for the Governor's office this week. It was all over the news yet I have yet to see a media announcement on the news (on any channel) that is reporting Galbraith and Riley’s campaign. I wonder why that is?

    Wow. Do we really have a choice here? What have either one of them done for this state's middle class citizens. Not to mention the ones of us who are now unemployed, underemployed, uninsured, and unappreciated!

    PLEASE VIEW THE LETTER OF INTENT LOCATED AT GATEWOOD.COM AND CAN BE VIEWED VIA THIS LINK.


    http://www.gatewood.com/site/images/letter_of_intent.jpg


    SMKrider
    ShereeKrider

    Tuesday, July 21, 2009

    [FWD: Are Senator Bunning and Senator McConnell on Your Side in the Public Option Debate?]



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    -------- Original Message --------
    Subject: Are Senator Bunning and Senator McConnell on Your Side in the
    Public Option Debate?
    From: "Natasha, Care2 Action Alerts" <actionalerts@care2.com>
    Date: Mon, July 20, 2009 7:14 am
    To: <shereekrider@usmjparty.org>

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    Dear Sheree,

    Are Senator Bunning and Senator McConnell representing your interests in the health care debate raging in Congress? Now that the Senate is back from recess, they're buckling down for the summer session – and they're reviewing five separate health care bills at the moment.

    Whatever the final bill looks like, your interests need to be in there. Tell Senator Bunning and Senator McConnell that you want a public plan option in health care reform »

    President Obama has been fighting for a public option in health reform this year, and for good reason: without quality, affordable coverage, health reform will not be true reform. The economy has been tough on folks in Kentucky – and the rest of America. We can't continue with a healthcare system that routinely denies coverage and necessary medical treatment.

    Please join us. Let Senator Bunning and Senator McConnell know how important health care reform is to you and your family. Please sign the petition today »
    Thanks for speaking out for better health care,

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    [FWD: AAMC: Graphical History of Cannabis]



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    -------- Original Message --------
    Subject: AAMC: Graphical History of Cannabis
    From: "andrew garret" <antique_andy@catholic.org>
    Date: Wed, July 15, 2009 1:44 pm
    To: aamcnewtalk@drugsense.org

    NEED HELP -

    I've got some new sections now ready for the website on the Graphical
    History of Cannabis section -- www.antiquecannabisbook.com/history
    and now (yet once again) need some more proof readers

    But I need to warn the reader that some very controversial subjects are
    now going to be covered. And some of the material may not be to anyone's
    liking. EXAMPLE:

    - Did Jesus Christ make use of Medical Cannabis in his healing ministry?

    - Did Noah take Hemp seeds on the ark? Did Noah use Cannabis.

    - What about the Ancient Hebrews?

    I've already have the section on the Ancient Hebrews ready, but would like
    someone to look over the spelling etc. [after that I plan to take a
    print-out to a local Jewish place to see if they can spot any errors etc.
    ]

    The same thing will be done with the section on Jesus etc., the Catholic
    church etc. . . . Please help if you can, --- As anyone can tell, I've
    really have a problem with bad spell etc. But again, the subjects are
    going to be quite controversial in some areas.

    Antique Andy
    Museum Curator
    antique_andy@catholic.org

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    Thursday, July 16, 2009

    GATEWOOD GALBRAITH

    Gatewood Galbraith visits Eastern - Online Exclusive

    Gatewood Galbraith visits Eastern - Online Exclusive

    Perspective: An Assay for MMJ quality control

    Perspective: An Assay for Marijuana quality control
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    I would like more information on this subject.

    But lets put this into perspective.

    Humans have been using Marijuana for quite possibly thousands of years without resorting to assays.  Currently a underused argument for Re-Legalization is the fact that the Black Market -- as it is totally unregulated -- makes the possibility of terrorist contamination a very real concern.  Already we have seen reports, mostly from Europe, discussing the spraying of glass particals on hydro to make it appear that the Cannabis has a greater concentration of glands.  Unfortunately smoking glass infested weed can certainly lead to respiratory problems.  But what if terrorists started genetically modifying it in some way to cause a "slow virus" such as aids?  Guess it is not convenient to consider this?

    No the government only wants you to think about terrorism in ways that benefit the government: such as impinging on your freedoms; tapping your phones, algorhthmically going through your emails etc.  Thinking about terrorists introducing genetic modifications into Marijuana might be just too good an argument for Re-Legalizing it.  So therefore the Mainstream Media won't discuss it.  Just like they won't discuss how all the nano particle thermite was found all around the World Trade Center in the aftermath of 911.  Just too inconvenient a truth?

    Secondly we now have these scumbags from MPP and DPA pushing what I like to call a "Government Marijuana Dispensary" (GMD) program whereby no one will ultimately be able to grow accept the government through highly regulated facilities.  Even Kampia talks about regulating potency which makes absolutely no sense given the behign nature of Cannabis.  You cannot overdose smoking Marijuana you stupid SOB.  And begining in early 2009 shows like "Marijuana Inc" have been coming out in an attempt to "sell" and manufacture consent for such a GMD program.  These things are orchestrated in the media, they don't just happen so uniformly by chance.  For more on this see Noam Chomsky's "The Manufacture of Consent" or Google on Bernaise, the relative to Freud who turned this concept into a science.

    For years I have envisoned assays that would show the relative concentrations of all THC, CBN etc. components of a given sample of Marijuana.  I'm quite sure this would pave the way toward discerning which varieties are best for Glaucoma, MS etc.  But I don't want the government to become my new "drug dealer" after the same government has been telling me how dangerous Marijuana is and then charging me "street price" plus $50 an ounce for the privilage of smoking government Marijuana.  This is bullshit and both Kampia and Nadleman should be read the riot act on this. 

    Since the 1960's every activist I have know has been fighting for the right to "Grow our own."  I would rather see a system similar to the programs in the 1960's where you could send a sample to a lab, anonomously, to test for contaminents our government was putting in there at the time (e.g., paraquat, a herbicide).  Accept in this case you would also get a comprehensive list of possible contaminents along with a chart showing the THC percent and a chart showing the concentration of each of the 240 Cannabinoid analogues in the submitted sample.  It might also be nice to have a test to insure that the plants have not be genetically modified in a non-Mendelian manner (e.g., like Monsanto's Death Seeds that have genetically modified pesticides and resistance to Roundup).

    And please tell me Kampia and Nadleman (and of couse Sors): why should we not be able to grow our own?:  Why should we be paying $300 to $500 and ounce when we could grow it for free outside or under lamps for $25 an ounce?  Doesnt't it seem more likely that such a model would allow the sick cheap medicine and put the Mexican Drug Cartels out of business?

    How come these questions are not being fielded by Anderson Cooper and Lisa Dinga Ling?

    First of all if Marijuana becomes legal I don't think we will have to worry about our friends contaminating the weed that they most assuredly are also smoking themselves.  And while I would like to know the potency of a given variety, grown under a particular growers method, the last thing I want is Obama telling me the upper limit to the THC in that variety.  I mean you can currently by 180 proof Rum at any liqour store.  Has anyone suggested an upper limit to the potency of Rum.  I mean pure Ethyl alcohol is just 200 Proof and it is impossible to get it any stronger than that.  And alcohol will kill you if your drink a fifth or two.  I gauruntee it.

    The absurdity is further exemplified by Obama's recent move to regulate Tobacco through the FDA.  This makes no damn sense.  It is the Pulonium 240 in the Phosphate fertilizer that causes 95% of the lung cancers in America: and that is according to Sir Everet Koop, who was once our Surgeon General under Reagan.  The answer is not regulation under the FDA which has allowed numerous dangerous drugs to be sold to unsuspecting American Citizens.  Phen Phen anybody?  The answer is to get the damn Pulonium 240 out of the damn Tobbacco.  The FDA is nothing more than a whore for the Pharmeceutical Industry.  Is that so difficult to understand?

    And yet American accept this bullshit like so many unsuspecting sheep.  Stop acting like sheep damn it.

    Wake up my fellow activists.  Both MPP (Kampia) and Nadleman (DPA) are mere stooges for George Soros who is also into GM crops and a slew of other crimes against human kind in general.  And a lot of Rappers are up to their eyeballs with the ghetto drug gangs that are dependant on Marijuana Prohibtion to make a living.  Yet at the same time they are turning their neighborhoods into war zones.  Just look at the number of children getting killed in Chicago for instance.  99% of them are black.  Does anyone accept me give a damn about this?  The gang bangers don't need prohibition they need real jobs.  And stopping all immigration just might create some of those jobs.  Just food for thought.

    And the sad thing is that if we actually got off our asses Marijuana could be legal by years end by calling for a special session of Congress to eliminate Marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and  withdrawing from all UN Drug accords.  This is not rocket science and there are so many other important battles that need to be fought to preserve the liberites that our forefathers had sacrificed for our sake.  I would say we owe both them and ourselves the effort to completely legalize Marijuana  IMMEDIATELY.  None of these bullshit compromised solutions such as what we hear coming from MPP and DPA.  These groups are pulling a "bait and switch" on all of us.  Please do not donate another dime to either organization.

    Wake up.

    The better solution is the MERP Model for Marijuana Re-Legalization.  More articles too come, however, I doubt any of you could absorb what already exists at the following link in less than a few days.  This means reading the articles, watching the videos and reading the additional citiations.  Finally, it means comparing MERP to whatever model is out there to challenge it.  I'm telling you MERP may not be "the way" but it is a far "better way" than a GMD program.

    Smoke yourself a doobie and get to reading.  Here is what you need to know:

    The MERP Model for Re-Legalization will destroy the Mexican Drug Cartels and much, much more.  Please visit and post the following link far and wide.  This subweb is both for understanding MERP and implementing MERP.  We need everyones help on this.  Get on the mailing list now!  Let's Re-Legalize Marijuana in 2009 World Wide.

    MERP Headquarters
    The Marijuana Re-Legalization Policy Project (MRPP) = "MERP"
    http://www.newagecitizen.com/MERP.htm

    Let the tribes come together in 2009.  Lets tell Obama in no uncertain terms that we demand Marijuana Re-Legalization whereby all personal cultivation is protected from ALL taxation, regulation or other government interference.  The plant belongs to the people.  It should never be controlled by a government that has put us in jail for over 70 years for smoking and cultivating Marijuana.  And what I have just described is essentially the MERP Model.

    Let us agree on at least one thing:

    The Government is NOT going to become our Drug Dealer.

    Yours in Peace and Freedom,

    Bruce W. Cain
    Editor, New Age Citizen







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    Subject: Re: AAMC: Establishing a test or an assay for MMJ quality
    control
    From: Leyona <Leyona@hawaii.rr.com>
    Date: Thu, July 16, 2009 6:26 pm
    To: Art Livermore <art@explorastore.com>
    Cc: aamcnewtalk@drugsense.org

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    You might want to add FLORIDE to that list

    Keep up the awesome work!

    On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 6:40 AM, Art Livermore <art@explorastore.com> wrote:

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    > AAMC is very interested in this topic. Does anyone have suggestions about
    > common contaminants that should be tested for in a certification program?
    >
    >
    >
    > Arthur Livermore
    >
    > National Director
    >
    > American Alliance for Medical Cannabis
    >
    > 44500 Tide Avenue
    >
    > Arch Cape, OR 97102 USA
    >
    > Phone: 503-436-1882
    >
    > Email: national.director@letfreedomgrow.com
    >
    >
    >
    > http://www.letfreedomgrow.com
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    >
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    >
    > From: Casey
    > Date: Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 3:32 PM
    > Subject: Establishing a test or an assay for MMJ
    >
    > Hello,
    >
    > I'm in the process of developing a test or an assay to control the quality
    > of medicinal cannabis in order to promote uniformity and informed use
    > through a certification program, and I saw a quote from your husband's
    > email
    > to ProCon.org in 2002. It's listed here
    > <http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/viewanswers.asp?questionID=000335> ,
    > and
    > in it he says,
    >
    >
    > "Many of the major university labs are equipped to characterize and assay
    > [chemically analyze] agricultural samples. With certified assays and
    > testing, medical cannabis could be properly packaged and labeled for
    > patient
    > use.
    >
    > Cannabis prohibition prevents medical growers from access to laboratories
    > that could conduct proper assays. There is, at present, no Good
    > Manufacturing Practices, nor FDA oversight.
    >
    > Well capitalized pharmaceutical ventures such as GW Pharmaceuticals in
    > England who possess a government license to grow medical cannabis can and
    > do
    > conduct comprehensive tests to insure consistent quality and purity of
    > their
    > medical product...
    >
    > I was hoping you might know what the most important items to test for in
    > order to ensure healthy usage. So far the plan is to include THC, CBN,
    > arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, and mercury. Please let me know if you
    > can
    > think of any other common contaminants that would be present in cannabis.
    > Also as part of our program we are hoping to have medical professionals
    > advise us on what exactly makes medicinal cannabis high quality and safe.
    >
    > Thanks for you time
    >
    > Casey
    >
    >
    >
    > P.S. If there is someway to get the rest of that email I would appreciate
    > it, as he supports a testing/certification program according to the quote
    > from the email.
    >
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