Rebuttal
Why we need hemp
States which have approved or are considering approval of hemp farming include regulations requiring licensing of hemp crops, with additional provisions for crop inspection.
Hemp farming advocates argue that prohibition of hemp has not prevented young people from having easy access to marijuana. Recent surveys show that in 1975, 87% of high school seniors said it was "very easy" or "fairly easy" to obtain marijuana, and in 1995, the number was 89.6%. (Source: NIDA, 1997)
Furthermore, there is evidence the significant drug war resources are routinely wasted on mistaken eradication of wild hemp. From the March 15, 1999, issue of U. S. News Online: "[T]he U. S. government continues to spend money uprooting hemp. According to DEA figures, 98 percent of the $7.3 million the government spent on marijuana eradication programs last year went to kill ditchweed, a type of industrial hemp that grows wild."
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UA-F Student Body Votes YES on SAFER Initiative
Sunday, May 17, 2009
After two previous attempts to gather sufficient signatures to place a SAFER (Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation) initiative before UA students, campus organizers were successful in March to quality their...
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Government propaganda
Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008
A friend sent a link http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/stoners/# and said it was “humorous,” and so in a quiet moment amid the perpetual storm on my desk, I clicked. I guess I...
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