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On March 21, while most Americans were captivated by the U.S. led
invasion of Iraq, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published
their final rules on hemp foods. The new "Final Rule" essentially bans
the sale of all hemp food products by April 21, 2003 and is virtually
identical to an "Interpretive Rule" issued on October 9, 2001 that
never went into effect because of a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth
Circuit Stay issued on March 7, 2002. Today, the Hemp Industry
Association and several hemp food and cosmetic manufactures will
petition the Ninth Circuit to once again prevent the DEA from ending
the legal sale of hemp seed and oil in the U.S. and Canada.
"The DEA's charade of supposedly protecting the public from safe and
nutritious hemp food is finally going to end," says David Bronner,
Chairman of the Hemp Industry Association's Food and Oil Committee.
"The court is currently hearing a substantive challenge to the
"Interpretive Rule," and in light of the announcement of the "Final
Rule," the hemp industry is optimistic that the Court will ultimately
invalidate the DEA's rule, as one of the prime criteria in granting the
Stay was whether the hemp industry is likely to ultimately prevail on
the merits of the case," adds Bronner.
Background on the DEA Hemp Food Fight Because trace infinitesimal THC
(an active ingredient in marijuana) in hemp seed is non-psychoactive
and insignificant, the U.S. Congress exempted non-viable hemp seed and
oil from control under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (see 21
U.S.C. '802(16)), just as Congress exempted poppy seeds from the CSA,
although they contain trace opiates otherwise subject to control. Hemp
seed has a well-balanced protein content and the highest content of
essential fatty acids (EFAs) of any oil in nature: EFAs are the "good
fats" that, like vitamins, the body does not produce and requires for
good health. Dr. Udo Erasmus, an internationally recognized nutritional
authority on fats and oils, writes in Fats that Heal - Fats that Kill:
"Hemp seed oil may be nature's most perfectly balanced oil." Not
surprisingly, shelled hemp seed and oil are increasingly used in
natural food products, such as corn chips, frozen waffles, nutrition
bars, hummus, nondairy milks, breads and cereals. In the last few
years, the hemp foods industry has grown from less than $1 million a
year to over $6 million in retail sales.
DEA attempts to ban hemp foods prompted a major public outcry. Over
115,000 public comments were submitted to the DEA against banning hemp
food. On December 4, 2001, Vote Hemp, working with students,
nutritionists, and hemp manufacturers, organized the first ever "DEA
Taste Tests" at DEA offices and natural food stores in 76 cities around
the country to educate the public. In 2002, 22 members of Congress
wrote the DEA telling the agency that their "Interpretive Rule" that
bans edible hemp seed or oil items that contain "any THC" is "overly
restrictive."
Unlike the U.S., other Western countries (Canada, Germany Australia)
have adopted rational THC limits for foods, similar to those
voluntarily observed by North American hemp food companies which
protect consumers with a wide margin of safety from any psychoactive
effects or workplace drug-testing interference.
See hemp industry standards regarding trace THC at:
Hemp Industries Association - Home
The 10-year-old global hemp market is a thriving commercial success.
Unfortunately, because DEA's drug-war paranoia has confused
non-psychoactive industrial hemp varieties of cannabis with
psychoactive "marijuana" varieties, the U.S. is the only major
industrialized nation to prohibit the growing and processing of
industrial hemp.
Please visit -- Hemp Farming Legislation, Hemp Information and Advocacy - Vote Hemp -- to read scientific studies
of hemp foods and see court documents.
For more information or to arrange interviews with representatives of
the hemp industry, please call Adam Eidinger at 202-986-6186 or
202-744-2671 (cell).
Complete Title: DEA Final Rule on Hemp Foods Challenged; Stay on DEA
Rule Continues; Hemp Industry Confident DEA Harassment to End Soon
Contact: Adam Eidinger, 202-986-6186
DEA Final Rule on Hemp Foods Challenged
cannabisnews.com: DEA Final Rule on Hemp Foods Challenged
Source: U.S. Newswire
Published: March 27, 2003
Website: Content Distribution & Promotion
Contact: Content Distribution & Promotion
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cannabisnews.com: Revolution, Hemp Style Now
The War Against Hemp
cannabisnews.com: The War Against Hemp
Indian's 'Field of Dreams' Runs afoul of Drug Laws
https://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1002,53%7E511580,00.html
invasion of Iraq, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published
their final rules on hemp foods. The new "Final Rule" essentially bans
the sale of all hemp food products by April 21, 2003 and is virtually
identical to an "Interpretive Rule" issued on October 9, 2001 that
never went into effect because of a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth
Circuit Stay issued on March 7, 2002. Today, the Hemp Industry
Association and several hemp food and cosmetic manufactures will
petition the Ninth Circuit to once again prevent the DEA from ending
the legal sale of hemp seed and oil in the U.S. and Canada.
"The DEA's charade of supposedly protecting the public from safe and
nutritious hemp food is finally going to end," says David Bronner,
Chairman of the Hemp Industry Association's Food and Oil Committee.
"The court is currently hearing a substantive challenge to the
"Interpretive Rule," and in light of the announcement of the "Final
Rule," the hemp industry is optimistic that the Court will ultimately
invalidate the DEA's rule, as one of the prime criteria in granting the
Stay was whether the hemp industry is likely to ultimately prevail on
the merits of the case," adds Bronner.
Background on the DEA Hemp Food Fight Because trace infinitesimal THC
(an active ingredient in marijuana) in hemp seed is non-psychoactive
and insignificant, the U.S. Congress exempted non-viable hemp seed and
oil from control under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (see 21
U.S.C. '802(16)), just as Congress exempted poppy seeds from the CSA,
although they contain trace opiates otherwise subject to control. Hemp
seed has a well-balanced protein content and the highest content of
essential fatty acids (EFAs) of any oil in nature: EFAs are the "good
fats" that, like vitamins, the body does not produce and requires for
good health. Dr. Udo Erasmus, an internationally recognized nutritional
authority on fats and oils, writes in Fats that Heal - Fats that Kill:
"Hemp seed oil may be nature's most perfectly balanced oil." Not
surprisingly, shelled hemp seed and oil are increasingly used in
natural food products, such as corn chips, frozen waffles, nutrition
bars, hummus, nondairy milks, breads and cereals. In the last few
years, the hemp foods industry has grown from less than $1 million a
year to over $6 million in retail sales.
DEA attempts to ban hemp foods prompted a major public outcry. Over
115,000 public comments were submitted to the DEA against banning hemp
food. On December 4, 2001, Vote Hemp, working with students,
nutritionists, and hemp manufacturers, organized the first ever "DEA
Taste Tests" at DEA offices and natural food stores in 76 cities around
the country to educate the public. In 2002, 22 members of Congress
wrote the DEA telling the agency that their "Interpretive Rule" that
bans edible hemp seed or oil items that contain "any THC" is "overly
restrictive."
Unlike the U.S., other Western countries (Canada, Germany Australia)
have adopted rational THC limits for foods, similar to those
voluntarily observed by North American hemp food companies which
protect consumers with a wide margin of safety from any psychoactive
effects or workplace drug-testing interference.
See hemp industry standards regarding trace THC at:
Hemp Industries Association - Home
The 10-year-old global hemp market is a thriving commercial success.
Unfortunately, because DEA's drug-war paranoia has confused
non-psychoactive industrial hemp varieties of cannabis with
psychoactive "marijuana" varieties, the U.S. is the only major
industrialized nation to prohibit the growing and processing of
industrial hemp.
Please visit -- Hemp Farming Legislation, Hemp Information and Advocacy - Vote Hemp -- to read scientific studies
of hemp foods and see court documents.
For more information or to arrange interviews with representatives of
the hemp industry, please call Adam Eidinger at 202-986-6186 or
202-744-2671 (cell).
Complete Title: DEA Final Rule on Hemp Foods Challenged; Stay on DEA
Rule Continues; Hemp Industry Confident DEA Harassment to End Soon
Contact: Adam Eidinger, 202-986-6186
DEA Final Rule on Hemp Foods Challenged
cannabisnews.com: DEA Final Rule on Hemp Foods Challenged
Source: U.S. Newswire
Published: March 27, 2003
Website: Content Distribution & Promotion
Contact: Content Distribution & Promotion
Related Articles & Web Site
Revolution, Hemp Style Now
cannabisnews.com: Revolution, Hemp Style Now
The War Against Hemp
cannabisnews.com: The War Against Hemp
Indian's 'Field of Dreams' Runs afoul of Drug Laws
https://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1002,53%7E511580,00.html
