[Tudo]

Vermont Completely Nullifies Federal Hemp Ban
4 hours ago Posted by Michael Lotfi

Vermont has become the most recent state to take a stand against the federal government and nullify the federal ban on hemp cultivation. Governor Shumlin signed the new bill into law in June.

Hemp is an agricultural product which may be grown as a crop, produced, possessed, and commercially traded in Vermont pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The cultivation of hemp shall be subject to and comply with the requirements of the accepted agricultural practices adopted under section 4810 of this title. -Senate Bill 157

According to VoteHemp, a hemp advocate website, Vermont is actually the 9th state to lift the ban on hemp, and 20 states have introduced industrial hemp legislation for the 2013 legislative season. However, what makes Vermont unique is that the new law does not hold a stipulation or amendment requiring the federal government to first lift the ban on hemp cultivation. Much like Colorado, Vermont will proceed regardless of the federal law banning hemp cultivation.
Mike Maharrey, national communications director for the Tenth Amendment Center, tells us:

“I like hemp. The Vermont bill is more aggressive than the other bills we’ve seen pass. I’ve been heavily involved in Kentucky with the passing of their hemp bill, but they are waiting for the feds to actually lift the ban. This means that farmers still will not be able to cultivate. Vermont’s bill allows farmers to go straight ahead regardless of the federal law. This is a straight nullification bill. It gives them the green light as soon as they receive the licence from the state. I think this development is extremely important for the states because you will see markets develop and flourish. If more states begin to follow this path then the federal government may be forced to lift the ban. The US is the only industrialized nation that doesn’t allow cultivation of hemp. We have to import all of it. In fact, the US imports 1/2 of all Canada’s hemp. We have thousands of manufacturing companies and stores importing raw hemp and hemp products.“

Maharrey says that many opponents argue the market for hemp doesn’t exist in America. “How can you say there isn’t a market when you have never allowed one to exist,” he counters. Maharrey adds, “If we are importing 1/2 of another country’s entire production- there is obviously a market. If not let’s lift the ban, and if the market isn’t there then it will simply vanish.”
According Ray Hanson with the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center:

“The combined retail value of hemp food and body care products sold in the United States in 2010 was $40.5 million, up more than 10 percent from 2009, according to the market research firm SPINS. (The same firm estimated that 2009 sales of hemp products reached $36.6 million.) The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) estimated that the retail value of North American hemp food, vitamin and body care products was in the range of $121 to $142 million in 2010. When clothing, auto parts, building materials and other non-food or body care products are included, the HIA estimates that the total retail value of U.S. hemp products is about $419 million.“

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[Drift13]

Another great bit of news, Tudo. Thanks much.

[OLDproLg]

the sky is falling an the walls are too!

FOR THOSE THAT HOLD THE LIES STILL..........

As we CAN SEE,things are a changin!!!!!!
LG

[soopy]

Very cool, very cool....wonder plant....

[fungzyme]

quote:
"Maharrey says that many opponents argue the market for hemp doesn’t exist in America."

What a laughable piece of bullshit - then why do we import shitloads of hemp seed and fiber products from more enlightened countries like Canada? The market will only continue to grow exponentially with a
domestic source for what we now import at (probably) much greater expense. Hemp and hemp products will once again be a highly visible way to support American farmers and manufacturers just like in World War II.

Hemp for Victory 2.0 !

[clearcutter]

Good news indeed!

[Marco61]

Good for them. It makes no sense to prohibit the cultivation of hemp fiber, but then turn around and allow its importation. It's costing American businesses millions to bring this stuff across the border from Canada. A commodity that is perfectly suited to grow right here in the lower 48. There are just far too many applications for hemp fiber and hemp seed to prohibit it b/c some religious fanatics think 12 year olds are going to turn into heroin addicts from merely being in its presence.

[1TWISTEDTRUCKER]

Any time a State exercises its 10th amendment Rights against Our TYRANICAL Federal Government, I LOVE IT!!!
On the other hand,,, if I am an outdoor Mj farmer this is not good news.
I live in Iowa, and can not get an unseeded crop in, because of the Feral hemp.
There is so much, the state has tried to eradicate it for decades, and it just keeps on growing, LIKE A WEED. lol. Nebraska and Missouri gave up on their efforts at killing Hemp years ago. they figured out that the huge patches get blown over in the winter, and provides great cover, and food for birds, and wildlife throughout the winters,,, Go figure, its like nature intended.
Given all this,, come to think of it, We (Iowans) should be fighting to get Hemp allowed as a legit Ag. crop, it obviously thrives here. I am suprised that Pioneer Seed is not lobbying for this. I guess corn and soybeans are profitable enough.

Peace;1TT

[fatigues]

Be careful what you wish for...

If the Prohibitionists in the US Federal Government had half a clue, they would deliberately sow 100 metric tonnes of .01 THC Hemp, GMO'd with ducks foot leaves. This hemp would be randomly scattered throughout Cali, Oregon and other major outdoor grow areas from the air in patterns where the weed was WIDELY separated and could NEVER be extinguished -- without providing cover for any grow op for a few decades.

The resulting pollen clusters in the summer would completely HOSE every outdoor farmer and degrade every grow on private and public land -- including all of the outdoor grows they can't find. All small and large scale guerrilla outdoor and private dep grows would be utterly screwed and there would be nothing anybody could do to stop it. Pollen doesn't need a warrant either. It would probably screw up a lot of indoor grows, too.

Extolling the virtues of hemp is all well and good, but it was merely a further argument in favour of general re-legalization of cannabis. It was never the point of cannabis activism. Frankly, a lot of activists drank WAY too much of Jack Herer's Kool-Aid on that score. It was mostly bullshit and uneconomical.

Moreover, putting Canadian hemp farmers out of work who are actively growing hemp now is hardly a worthy policy goal or something to be proud of. Unless all you are is an economic nationalist - and screw everybody else.

[Sam_Skunkman]

If the choice is between legal hemp and illegal hemp the choice is easy, legal.
As for the government planting 100 metric tonnes of .01 THC Hemp, GMO'd with ducks foot leaves. I can deliver the opposite, a high THC variety with ducks foot leaves to hybridize the no THC variety with. In a few years they will have millions of high THC ducks foot varieties growing wild. Great plan....
But the government does not release GM crops to grow wild, so don't worry.
As for protecting Canadian farmers, not my job, what did all the BC boys do when USA prices fell below Canadian? Did you care about them? I did not. I hope all prices everywhere fall, the price is a reflection of the fact Cannabis is illegal, make it legal and the price will fall, fall, fall.
-SamS

Originally Posted by fatigues

Be careful what you wish for...

If the Prohibitionists in the US Federal Government had half a clue, they would deliberately sow 100 metric tonnes of .01 THC Hemp, GMO'd with ducks foot leaves. This hemp would be randomly scattered throughout Cali, Oregon and other major outdoor grow areas from the air in patterns where the weed was WIDELY separated and could NEVER be extinguished -- without providing cover for any grow op for a few decades.

The resulting pollen clusters in the summer would completely HOSE every outdoor farmer and degrade every grow on private and public land -- including all of the outdoor grows they can't find. All small and large scale guerrilla outdoor and private dep grows would be utterly screwed and there would be nothing anybody could do to stop it. Pollen doesn't need a warrant either. It would probably screw up a lot of indoor grows, too.

Extolling the virtues of hemp is all well and good, but it was merely a further argument in favour of general re-legalization of cannabis. It was never the point of cannabis activism. Frankly, a lot of activists drank WAY too much of Jack Herer's Kool-Aid on that score. It was mostly bullshit and uneconomical.

Moreover, putting Canadian hemp farmers out of work who are actively growing hemp now is hardly a worthy policy goal or something to be proud of. Unless all you are is an economic nationalist - and screw everybody else.