[GSBN] Fwd: STRAW & HEMP BLDGS

[Joyce Coppinger]

> Thanks for sharing  Houses Made Of Hemp Could Help Combat Climate Change.
> 
> You probably know about the web site www.votehemp.com. They share a great deal
> of information including the latest updates on legislative action in various
> states and by Congress.
> 
> Here¹s the tally of U.S. State Industrial Hemp Legislation:
> To date, twenty-eight states have introduced hemp legislation and sixteen have
> passed legislation; nine (Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Montana, North
> Dakota, Oregon, Vermont and West Virginia) have removed barriers to its
> production or research. State-by-state information is available at
> www.votehemp.com/legislation.html
> 
> From Vote Hemp:
> Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009 Bill # H.R.1866
> Original Sponsor: Ron Paul (R-TX 14th)
> Cosponsor Total: 15 (last sponsor added 09/09/2009) 11 Democrats 4 Republicans
> About This Legislation:
> 4/2/2009--Introduced. Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009 - Amends the
> Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of
> "marihuana." Defines "industrial hemp" to mean the plant Cannabis sativa L.
> and any part of such plant with a delta-nine tetrahydrocannabinol
> concentration that does not exceed .3 percent on a dry weight basis. Grants a
> state regulating the growing and processing of industrial hemp exclusive
> authority, in any criminal or civil action or administrative proceeding, to
> determine whether any such plant meets that concentration limit.
> 
> I hope you all won¹t mind me sharing a personal note about our efforts in
> Nebraska to remove restrictions on growing hemp in this state.
> 
> After WWII when all of the chemical products came onto the market including
> rope, the hemp rope industry that had prospered for many years along the
> Platte River valley in Nebraska collapsed ­ everyone switched to chemically
> based products. A number of people in the state, including me, have been
> sending information to the Nebraska Legislature about the benefits of growing
> hemp for several years now. At one point, a bill was drafted and discussed by
> the Agriculture Committee but was never brought to the floor of the Unicameral
> for vote. This law would have allowed farmers to apply for a permit to grow
> industrial hemp on a prescribed number of acres. The applicant would be
> subject to background check and, if hemp was grown, the crop would be
> periodically inspected.
> 
> After voters approved a change to term limits for the state senators, I
> received five responses for more information in reply to the email I sent out
> at the beginning of the legislative session ­ no responses were received by me
> from any legislator prior to this. ( Maybe we should have term limits at a
> higher level, too.) A number of people continue to work with the state
> senators to encourage them to bring the bill back to committee and the
> Legislature for discussion ­ and approval. Maybe this time we¹ll have success.
> 
> Maybe one day soon the USA will catch up again with the rest of the world.
> 
> Joyce
> --------------- 
> Joyce Coppinger, Executive Director
> The Green Prairie Foundation for Sustainability
> PO Box 22706, Lincoln NE 68542-2706
> <jc10508 at windstream.net>
> www.greenprairiefoundation.org
>                  
> 
> 
> Friends, 
> This was sent from a friend in the northeast working on issues of
> sustainability and peace.  I like the objective validation it lends to what we
> have always believed.
> Hope you are all enjoying end of summer/beginning of autumn days (and visa
> versa to those down under).
> Judy
> Judy Knox and Matts Myhrman
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> 
> Each of us can and must champion the evolutionary breakthroughs necessary to
> sustain all life.  The journey of a champion is difficult, AND our access to a
> joyful life.
> Judy Knox
> 
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