1. Let Them Grow
The endless disagreements between law enforcement and Bronner, now safely back at his California home, sums it
common sense could disappear overnight if the law were to up. “In this recession, it’s time for unfounded hysteria and
change; incredibly it wouldn’t even take an act of Congress ignorance to take a back seat and let reason and economics
or the Senate to do it. “The Obama DEA and Dept. of Justice” guide policy.”
says Steenstra, “could choose tomorrow to recognize that
industrial hemp is distinct from marijuana and publish a Only time will tell if the Senate, House or the President will
regulation that would define it as distinct and allow states to take the lead in opening the doors to a fully operational
regulate it.” But that seems highly unlikely given the current American hemp industry. What if farmers were allowed to
administration’s “hemp paranoid” attitude. grow hemp in America? What if the federal government, per
Obama’s stated mission, did put science above rhetoric?
It may never be known whether President Obama was What if in the future, looking back at history, the federal
aware of David Bronner’s civil disobedience in front of the governing body that made it possible for farmers to grow
White House. What President Obama is very well aware of, hemp was hailed as the brave hero that was willing to take a
however, is the current state of the economy. As if to add stand when no other would?
insult to injury the Obama re-election campaign is selling a
beautiful circle scarf on its fund-raising online store. The scarf Now, THAT would be something.
designed by Monique Péan is made with 45 percent organic
It is time to join the global movement. It is time to grant
cotton and 55 percent hemp sourced from communist China,
American farmers the right to grow hemp.
but as the website says it is “Made in the USA” so, that’s
good…right?
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