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Dear Reader,
This is the last issue of The Weekly News
Update for 2007. Instead of doing a
tired, old, year-end hemp news round-up, we
are bringing you fresh news and a preview of
our updated newsletter for 2008.
In the two years that the The Weekly News
Update has been published by Vote Hemp, the list
of subscribers has grown significantly. Starting with
our next issue in January, the newsletter will be called
simply the
Hemp News Update and will be sent
every other Tuesday. This new email
newsletter will be a joint venture with the
Hemp Industries
Association (HIA) and will include new HIA-related
features.
Note that we have sent this issue of the newsletter to
everyone
on the Vote Hemp Action Alert email list. Many of you
may not even be aware that we offer the Hemp
News
Update, a more frequent and regular newsletter
covering general hemp news. If you like what
you see here, and you are not sure you are signed up
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receiving it already, you don't need to do anything
— this is a one-time mailing, and you will
continue to receive only our Action Alerts and special
updates. You may read back issues of the Hemp
News Update in our
archive.
We hope that you enjoy the way we present and
shape hemp news in the upcoming year. Hemp
has been legal to grow in Canada for a decade
now, but that did not happen just because
farmers and activists hoped that it would —
they worked hard for it!
Please make a final year-end contribution
to Vote Hemp today to help us continue fixing the
situation here in the U.S.
We need and truly appreciate your support!
Best Regards,
Tom Murphy
Weekly News Update Editor
| HIA Featured Member - Hemp Sisters |
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Hemp Sisters is one of the largest wholesale
hemp Web sites in the U.S. and carries a wide
range of products, including hats, bags,
clothing, twine, jewelry, hair care, body care,
food and household items. In addition to the
hats, bags and clothing that Hemp
Sisters manufactures, they also offer
wholesale products from Ruth's Hemp Foods,
Hemp Oil Canada, Merry Hempsters and Lafes
Natural and Organic Body Care. In 2008, Hemp
Sisters plans to expand their food and body
care vendor list.
Hemp Sisters was started in 1997 as a retail
Web site by Dave and Cindy Shaffer. Dave and
Cindy's original vision was to offer the
widest range of high quality hemp items at
the most affordable price with the highest
level of customer service. In 2004, Ed
Edmundson bought Hemp Sisters and changed the
focus to wholesale, while maintaining Dave
and Cindy's original vision. Although there
is no minimum order requirement, Hemp Sisters
ships all orders over $250 for free. The idea
is that any store can buy a wide range of
hemp products from one source, all shipped
for free.
If your business or store sells hemp, please visit
Hemp Sisters and sign up for wholesale
pricing. Once approved, when you log in to
the Web site, you will see wholesale prices
for all items. Hemp Sisters is proud to be a
member of the Hemp Industries Association
(HIA), and they will donate 10% of sales to the HIA
and Vote Hemp when you order through
our affiliate link.
Thank you for supporting our efforts through your
business with Hemp Sisters!
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| Movement Under Way to Make Hemp Hip Again |
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By Wendy Rieger
NBC4.com
December 4, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC — Hemp is one of the
most versatile, economical and eco-friendly
crops on the planet, but it's illegal to
grow in the U.S. because it's a
cousin to marijuana.
Hemp does not have any of marijuana's
intoxicating properties, however, and with
America going green, there's a movement to
bring the hemp plant back to U.S. soil,
News4's Wendy Rieger reported.
Hemp can be used in a number of products,
including milk, cereal, soap and lotions. Its
fibers are used to make rope and clothing —
including wedding gowns. Its seeds are rich
in protein, iron, Vitamin E and Omega-3s.
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| NDSU Could Begin Developing Northern Industrial Hemp Varieties; ND Farmers' Lawsuit Dismissed |
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By Sue Roesler
Farm & Ranch
Guide
December 7, 2007
North Dakota farmers won't be growing
industrial hemp anytime soon, but there was
one major positive step toward state hemp
farming taken this week.
North Dakota State University (NDSU) may soon be
able to begin to cultivate hemp
seeds and develop varieties that will work
for North Dakota growers.
The university was notified by the Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA) last week
that if certain agreements are signed, it can
begin research.
Dr. D.C. Coston, Vice President of NDSU, said
the university has not had time to look at
the DEA agreement form.
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Farmers Appeal Hemp Ruling |
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North Dakota farmers Wayne Hauge, left, and
Dave Monson.
Photo credit: Associated
Press.
By Marvin Baker
The Minot Daily
News
December 13, 2007
Two North Dakota farmers have appealed a
federal judge's Nov. 28 ruling that dismissed
their suit for the right to legally grow
industrial hemp.
Wayne Hague of Ray and David Monson of
Osnabrock filed a notice of appeal Wednesday
in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth
Circuit.
The two producers originally filed a federal
lawsuit in June to end the U.S. Drug
Enforcement Administration's ban on
commercial hemp farming in the United States.
By North Dakota state law, hemp farming has
been legal in North Dakota since 1999, but
federal government restrictions have
overridden any attempts to grow hemp in the
state.
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