Man aims to become licensed hemp farmer

Associated Press ^ | Jan 15, 2007 | DALE WETZEL

[robertpaulsen]

"You must be careful with this line of logic. You must admit that the gun-grabbers use the same argument, right?"

Times change. The laws change. The U.S. Constitution remains.

In Washington's day, hemp was legal. Today it's not. So?

I see no reason to be careful with that line of logic. Anyone who dared challenge that would find themselves embarrassed by my acerbic wit and profound grasp of the facts.

[robertpaulsen]

"Would you have any real objection to domestic production if farmers were subject to having the THC levels of their crops regularly tested by authorities?"

Would that be like medical marijuana users getting a recommendation from their doctor then appling to the state for a get-out-of-jail-free card to smoke all the recreational marijuana they want?

THAT kind of governmental "regulation"? Uh, no.

Geez Louise. They scammed us with medical marijuana. Don't tell me you're falling for this "industrial hemp" campaign also.

[robertpaulsen]

"You and Mojave are against HEMP too?"

Actually I'm against the hemp scam. Looks just like the medical marijuana scam. Backed by the same people and just as disingenuous.

[april15Bendovr]

I am a gun owner and supporter of the NRA.

I don't support legalization of marijuana because I see first hand as a psychiatric counselor the damage the drug has had on families and people that smoke it. In many cases where tax payers have had to pick up the tab.

Every law abiding gun owner knows that when you own a gun there are responsibilities that come with it.

That cant be said for those that are pushing marijuana.

[mugs99]

Indeed. Why did they pass a "Marijuana Tax Act" at a time when very few people had ever even heard the term "marijuana", but virtually everyone knew what hemp was? .

Hemp farmers would have opposed the Marijuana Tax Act had they known "marijuana" was hemp. Even Henry Ford, who was growing hemp, was caught by surprise.

When Republicans objected on Constitutional grounds, the government even promised that the Marijuana Tax Act would not prevent citizens from growing marijuana for their personal use.
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[mugs99]

I don't support legalization of marijuana because I see first hand as a psychiatric counselor the damage the drug has had on families and people that smoke it
ROFL!!!
Why don't I believe you?
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[robertpaulsen]

"Alcohol kills many more youngsters than pot."

Twice as many teens drink alcohol than smoke pot, despite the fact that alcohol is harder to get. Maybe we should legalize pot, thereby making IT harder to get and increasing its use to catch up with alcohol?

"I would have a deep respect for your opinion if you were consistent enough to advocate banning booze"

We tried that and it didn't work. I see no reason to add to the problem by legalizing other drugs so as not to appear "hypocritical".

[robertpaulsen]

I am a gun owner, supporter, and member of the NRA. And I agree.

[6ppc]

When FDR pushed through prohibition

Prohibition started in 1920 while Wilson was president.

[Vigilanteman]

My bad. I meant When FDR pushed through repeal of prohibition . . .

Hey, but you were the first one to catch the typo.

[mugs99]

My bad. I meant When FDR pushed through repeal of prohibition

Pauline Sabin led the Mothers of America march on Washington to repeal prohibition...They did it "for the children".

Let's give credit where credit is due.
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[tpaine]

Anyone else getting tired of all the potheads using Freerepublic as a forum for trying legalize their addiction.
Its sad that any conservative would even want to popularize a dysfunctional drug that was an icon of liberal leftwing hippies of the 60's

April, -- do you dispute the position below?

"There is nothing in the U.S. Constitution that authorizes the federal government to wage war against the citizens of the United States, no matter how well-meaning the intent. The Bill of Rights means just as much today, as it did on the day it was written. And its protections are just as valid and just as important to freedom today, as they were to our Founders two hundred years ago.
The danger of the drug war is that it erodes away those rights. Once the fourth amendment is meaningless, it's just that much easier to erode away the first and then the second, etc. Soon we'll have no rights at all. "

[april15Bendovr]

A pickup truck towing a goose neck trailer (left) had a hidden compartment which held 1200 lbs of marijuana and cocaine (right).

http://www.dea.gov/pubs/states/newsrel/neworleans112006.html

Operation Central Hub also produced important connections to Mexico, revealing direct criminal links and associations between select Mississippi organization heads and Mexican drug sources of supply. Texas based organization members were found to be functioning as logistics coordinators in arranging the delivery of drug loads from Mexico to Mississippi. This same group arranged for the subsequent collection of money as payment for the drugs.

Now after reading this can you say we dont have a the Constitutional right to wage war on drugs?

[KurtZ]

Mr. Paulsen says about alcohol prohibition:

We tried that and it didn't work

And can you tell me why it didn't work?

[tacticalogic]

You study constitutional law by reading the newpaper?

[april15Bendovr]

I could also give many examples of BC bud coming in from Canada. I don't know how you could object to the DEA doing there job under our Constitution in these circumstances unless your an open border one world order type of person?

[april15Bendovr]

Sometimes when people cant have their Binky (Pot) they resort to insults.

[ActionNewsBill]

You can even purchase consumable hemp. But they're really only interested in getting loaded.

From your link:

HEMPOLA Brownies are made with protein rich HEMPOLA Hempseed Flour and HEMPOLA Hempseed Oil full of essential fatty acids in a perfect balance of Omega 3, Omega 6 and GLA (gamma linolenic acid).

Of course, there's nothing in there that would get anyone "high", but don't let that stop you from looking foolish.

[tpaine]

april15Bendovr
Anyone else getting tired of all the potheads using Freerepublic as a forum for trying legalize their addiction?
Its sad that any conservative would even want to popularize a dysfunctional drug that was an icon of liberal leftwing hippies of the 60's

April, -- do you dispute the position below?

"There is nothing in the U.S. Constitution that authorizes the federal government to wage war against the citizens of the United States, no matter how well-meaning the intent. The Bill of Rights means just as much today, as it did on the day it was written. And its protections are just as valid and just as important to freedom today, as they were to our Founders two hundred years ago.
The danger of the drug war is that it erodes away those rights. Once the fourth amendment is meaningless, it's just that much easier to erode away the first and then the second, etc. Soon we'll have no rights at all. "

I don't know how you could object to the DEA doing there job under our Constitution in these circumstances unless your an open border one world order type of person?

Read much april? -- I asked you if you dispute the constitutional position quoted above as a "pothead liberal leftwing hippies of the 60's" type comment.

Is it a using of "-- Freerepublic as a forum for trying legalize --- addiction? --"

[tacticalogic]

Sometimes when people cant have their Binky (Pot) they resort to insults.

Sometimes when people get told what they don't want to hear they resort to insults, too.

You read the Constitution, the debates of the convention, the Federalist Papers and other historical documents to find out what "constitutional" is.

There's a big debate brewing about our health care system, and putting Congress in charge of it. I expect in the course of that debate that I'm going to have lots of articles shoved at me about doctors that make too much money, poor people that don't have health insurance, etc. The people waving these articles around are going to say "How can you read this and say that it's unconstitutional?

I'm going to tell them the same thing I have to tell you. I can read your article and say that because your article doesn't have a damn thing to do with it.