Industrial Hemp Is Still Marijuana, Court Rules
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Two North Dakota farmers failed to convince the 8th Circuit that cannabis grown for industrial hemp is not technically marijuana and should not be regulated under federal law.
The court in St. Louis upheld dismissal of the farmers' lawsuit seeking a declaration that the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) does not apply to industrial-use cannabis. They also argued that North Dakota law allowed them to grow industrial hemp.
Marijuana and hemp both come from Cannabis sativa L., but are cultivated from different parts of the plant. Drug-use cannabis is produced from the flowers and leaves of certain strains of the plant, while hemp is typically produced from the stalks and seeds of other strains. All cannabis plants contain tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the psychoactive substance in marijuana.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/12/29/23198.htm
The court in St. Louis upheld dismissal of the farmers' lawsuit seeking a declaration that the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) does not apply to industrial-use cannabis. They also argued that North Dakota law allowed them to grow industrial hemp.
Marijuana and hemp both come from Cannabis sativa L., but are cultivated from different parts of the plant. Drug-use cannabis is produced from the flowers and leaves of certain strains of the plant, while hemp is typically produced from the stalks and seeds of other strains. All cannabis plants contain tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the psychoactive substance in marijuana.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/12/29/23198.htm
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N_Dank
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STOP THE HATE FREE THE WEED!
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N_Dank
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NoJustiCeNoPeaCe
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Another clear example of American policy makers with their heads up there asses.
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NoJustiCeNoPeaCe
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partyrager
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Wake up America! Hemp won't give you a buzz! I mean have you ever tried to smoke a hemp necklace...that shit dosn't work! Lol!~
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partyrager
