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:: 6.30.2003 ::
Court overturns D-E-A's ban on hemp products in foods
San Francisco-AP -- A federal court is overturning a government ban on the sale of foods containing hemp.
The court says the Drug Enforcement Administration didn't give enough public notice when it imposed the ban two years ago. But the judges aren't commenting on the merits of the ban itself.
Hemp is an industrial plant related to marijuana. Its fiber has been used in food products like energy bars, waffles, veggie burgers and non-dairy cheese. Hemp oil is also used in lotions, soap and cosmetics.
The hemp industry is challenging the ban itself. Story.
Also on on KRON's website today, I noticed the following headline: Majority in poll think U-S troops are doing fairly well in Iraq My first thought was "argh." Then I read the story, which in my mind says something quite different - take this quote, for example: "Nearly 40 percent of the respondents now think the Bush administration misled the public." That seeems like big news to me! But instead they emphasized that a majority (albeit a slim one - 53%) of those polled still think things are going well - rather than the fact that the number of people who think it's going badly has TRIPLED since May. Weird and ridiculous.
:: Deb 3:33 PM :: permalink ::
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