Hemp Werx: The studies and research into the benefits of Industrial Hemp by the, USDA, area are limited.
If the clarification of Industrial Hemp as proposed in, H.R. 1866 Industrial Farm Act 2009, is proceeded, it will vastly open "new" opportunities in all areas of, American Hemp Industrial Manufacturing, for currently there is no, American Hemp Industry.
The United States is the largest importer of hemp products in the world, but offers no infrastructure for the cultivation or manufactoring of, Industrial Hemp.
Hemp Werx research shows that, China, is leading the way in progressive Industrial Hemp use.
It is time to bring back the label, MADE IN THE U.S.A.
[Hemp Werx™ highlighted or italicized this original speech given by Congrassman Ron Paul, for emphasis and readability. ]
Statement of Congressman Ron Paul
United States House of Representatives
Statement Introducing HR 1866, Industrial Hemp Farming Act
April 2, 2009
Madam Speaker, I rise to introduce the, Industrial Hemp Farming Act.
The Industrial Hemp Farming Act requires the federal government to respect state laws allowing the growing of, industrial hemp.
Eight States--Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Montana, North Dakota, Vermont, and West Virginia--allow industrial hemp production or research in accord with state laws. However, federal law is standing in the way of farmers in these states growing what may be a very profitable crop. Because of current federal law, all hemp included in products sold in the United States must be imported instead of being grown by American farmers.
Since 1970, the federal Controlled Substances Act's inclusion of industrial hemp in the schedule one definition of marijuana has prohibited American farmers from growing industrial hemp despite the fact that industrial hemp has such a low content of THC (the psychoactive chemical in the related marijuana plant) that nobody can be psychologically affected by consuming hemp. Federal law concedes the safety of industrial hemp by allowing it to be legally imported for use as food.
The United States is the only industrialized nation that prohibits industrial hemp cultivation. The Congressional Research Service has noted that hemp is grown as an established agricultural commodity in over 30 nations in Europe, Asia, North America, and South America. The Industrial Hemp Farming Act will relieve this unique restriction on American farmers and allow them to grow industrial hemp in accord with state law.
Industrial hemp is a crop that was grown legally throughout the United States for most of our nation's history. In fact, during World War II, the federal government actively encouraged American farmers to grow industrial hemp to help the war effort. The Department of Agriculture even produced a film “Hemp for Victory'' encouraging the plant's cultivation.
In recent years, the hemp plant has been put to many popular uses in foods and in industry.
Grocery stores sell hemp seeds and oil as well as food products containing oil and seeds from the hemp plant. Industrial Hemp, is also included in consumer products such as paper, cloths, cosmetics, and carpet.
One of the more innovative recent uses of industrial hemp is in the door frames of about 1.5 million cars. Hemp has even been used in alternative automobile fuel.
It is unfortunate that the federal government has stood in the way of American farmers, including many who are struggling to make ends meet, competing in the global industrial hemp market.
Indeed, the founders of our nation, some of whom grew hemp, would surely find that federal restrictions on farmers growing a safe and profitable crop on their own land are inconsistent with the constitutional guarantee of a limited, restrained federal government.
Therefore, I urge my colleagues to stand up for American farmers and cosponsor the Industrial Hemp Farming Act. [ source link ]
H. R. 1866
Industrial Hemp Farming Act 2009
To amend the Controlled Substances Act
To exclude Industrial Hemp from the definition of Marihuana
And for Other Purposes.
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Exclusion of Industrial Hemp From Definition of Marihuana
paragraph (16) of Section 102 of the Controled Substance Act
21 U.S.C. 802 (16) is amended--
(1) by striking '(16)' at the beginning and inserting '(16)' (A); and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘(B) The term ‘marihuana’ does not include industrial hemp.
As used in the preceding sentence, the term ‘industrial hemp’ means
the plant Cannabis sativa L.
and any part of such plant, whether growing or not,
with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration
that does not exceed 0.3 percent on a dry
weight basis.’ [ more ]
weight basis.’ [ more ]
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DEA Clarifies Status of Hemp in the Federal Register
"... The remainder of the plant — stalks and sterilized seeds — is what some people refer to as “hemp.” However, “hemp” is not a term that is found in federal law. ..."
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