Assembly sends hemp bill to governor
The News Review:
- Assembly sends hemp bill to governor
- Clinic will stay open, for now: Medical marijuana store keeps…
- Brazilians Reject Marijuana Legalization
- Deputies find marijuana crop in Cleveland National Forest
- 1-year-old girl tests positive for marijuana: Police investigating.
- Marijuana Plants Found Growing In Cleveland National Forest
Assembly sends hemp bill to governor
San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 22, 2006
The bill, AB1147, is a bipartisan effort by Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, and Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, R-Irvine (Orange County), that would allow California’s farmers to produce hemp oil, seed and fiber — the raw materials that are used in hemp products. Industrial hemp, marijuana’s nonhallucinogenic cousin, is used to produce personal care products, food, paper, clothing, car parts and building materials. Because state law does not differentiate between hemp and marijuana crops, farmers have been reluctant to grow hemp, fearful that their crops could be confiscated, said DeVore, the only Republican Assembly member to support the bill. Currently raw hemp is imported from about 30 countries that allow the farming of hemp. The bill would require farmers to undergo crop testing to ensure that their variety of the cannabis plant is nonhallucinogenic in return for assurances that their crops won’t be confiscated by law-enforcement officials. “Hundreds of hemp products are made right here in California, but manufacturers are forced to import hemp seed, oil and fiber from other countries,” said Leno. “When this bill becomes law, it will be an economic bonanza for California… Because state law does not differentiate between hemp and marijuana crops, farmers have been reluctant to grow hemp, fearful that their crops could be confiscated, said DeVore, the only Republican Assembly member to support the bill. Currently raw hemp is imported from about 30 countries that allow the farming of hemp. The bill would require farmers to undergo crop testing to ensure that their variety of the cannabis plant is nonhallucinogenic in return for assurances that their crops won’t be confiscated by law-enforcement officials. “Hundreds of hemp products are made right here in California, but manufacturers are forced to import hemp seed, oil and fiber from other countries,” said Leno. “When this bill becomes law, it will be an economic bonanza for California. ” Despite their chemical differences and their physical differences — marijuana is a bushy plant that grows up to 6 feet tall while hemp resembles bamboo shoots and reaches heights of 16 feet — the measure was nearly defeated because lawmakers were spooked by hemp’s close relationship to marijuana. “As a conservative Republican, I can’t have my name attached to hemp,” said Assemblyman Dennis Mountjoy, R-Monrovia (Los Angeles County).
Clinic will stay open, for now: Medical marijuana store keeps…
Free with registration - Modesto Bee - AccessMyLibrary.com - Aug 22, 2006
| Modesto Bee (Modesto, CA) (August, 2006). 22–A McHenry Avenue medical marijuana clinic is fighting to stay open a month after it was supposed to close. The Modesto City Council passed a moratorium on medical marij… 22–A McHenry Avenue medical marijuana clinic is fighting to stay open a month after it was supposed to close. The Modesto City Council passed a moratorium on medical marij.
Brazilians Reject Marijuana Legalization
Angus Reid Global Scan - Aug 22, 2006
79 per cent of respondents think smoking marijuana should remain a crime. - Many adults in Brazil believe cannabis should remain illegal, according to a poll by Datafolha published in Folha de Sao Paulo. 79 per cent of respondents think smoking marijuana should remain a crime. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) annual World Drug Report, marijuana remains the most widely consumed drug in the planet. A 2001 UNODC report stated that one per cent of Brazilians between the ages of 12 and 64 consumes marijuana at least once a year.
Deputies find marijuana crop in Cleveland National Forest
OCRegister - Aug 22, 2006
By VICTOR MORALES THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Comments | Recommend Orange County sheriff’s deputies were cutting down about 1,000 marijuana plants today about 15 miles off of Ortega (74) Highway in the Cleveland National Forest, authorities said. The field of mature plants concealed in the forest vegetation was estimated to be three to six weeks old and was being watered by an irrigation system, sheriffs spokesperson Jim Amormino said. Some of the plants had been harvested, he said. “It’s a sophisticated operation because they went through great lengths to provide irrigation,” Amormino said. Deputies were following the irrigation lines that could lead them to other fields, Amormino said.
1-year-old girl tests positive for marijuana: Police investigating.
Free with registration - Messenger-Inquirer - AccessMyLibrary.com - Aug 22, 2006
| Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY) (August, 2006). 22–Police are working to determine why a 1-year-old girl who was taken to the hospital Saturday tested positive for marijuana and will meet with prosecutors to determin.
Marijuana Plants Found Growing In Cleveland National Forest
NBC4.TV - Aug 22, 2006
The marijuana was found off Ortega Highway about 15 miles from Antonio Parkway, he said. The harvesting operating was expected to take at least several hours, Amormino said.