American Farm Bureau calls for end to federal ban on hemp production

BY JANET PATTON

Hemp was cut with a hand brake in Kentucky during the 1920s.

The American Farm Bureau Federation has approved a new policy resolution that urges the repeal of the classification of industrial hemp as a controlled substance.
The effort, led by the Indiana Farm Bureau at the national group’s annual meeting last week in Texas, puts one of the largest and most influential mainstream farm lobbying organizations squarely in the pro-hemp camp and on record opposing “the classification of industrial hemp as a controlled substance.”
 

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Marijuana helped my recovery, says NFL player

by Paul Clarke
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Former NFL wide-receiver Nate Jackson has insisted that the drug marijuana helped him recover from injury during his career at the Denver Broncos.  
Speaking in a documentary which will air tonight on HBO, called Real Sports, Jackson admits to using the drug and says its effect was move beneficial to him than pain-killers.
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Bill Gates Backs Marijuana Legalization In His State

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Bill Gates voted “yes” on the 2012 referendum that legalized marijuana in his home state, he told BuzzFeed in an interview Tuesday.
Gates, the wealthiest American and the nation’s largest philanthropist, said he didn’t expect the law to pass — but that now “it will be interesting to see” how the program develops.
 
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Oklahoma mom says medicinal marijuana could save daughter

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MIDWEST CITY, Okla. —An Oklahoma family is preparing to separate. They said moving their sick daughter to Colorado is the only way to save her life unless Oklahoma laws change.
Avagrace Spencer, 9, rides her bike, likes playing with her brothers and sisters and looks like a healthy child.
“Her highs are really, really good and her lows are really, really bad,” said he mother Virginia Spencer.
However, Avagrace could have less than a year to live due to an extremely rare condition. She was diagnosed with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome.
“Basically she has two separate brain wave patterns going on,” Spencer said.
Avagrace’s entire brain is slowing down, meaning her organs aren’t working well. Her heart even has stopped beating five times in the last year.
She has seizures every day, some lasting hours at a time. Her family is desperate to find a way to stop them.
“We’ve already tried over 21 pharmaceuticals,” Spencer said.
 
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Croat says he spat his tumour thanks to cannabis oil


 
A man in Croatia claims he has simply managed to spit up his tumour after using illegal cannabis oil. The unnamed man was a guest of a TV program on Nova TV where he explained he defeated the cancer by using cannabis oil that he needed to buy illegally as it is not allowed for a legal use in Croatia.
 
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Bill aims to legalize medical marijuana use in Tennessee

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. –
A piece of legislation being pushed through the Tennessee House of Representatives is aimed at legalizing the use of medical marijuana in the state.
House Bill 1385, also known as the Koozer-Kuhn Medical Cannabis Act, was introduced by Nashville democrat Rep. Sherry Jones last week.
Advocate Bernie Ellis has been pushing for legalized medical marijuana in Tennessee for more than a decade.
“Our whole cannabis policy has been a failure for 70 years,” Ellis said.
Ellis told News 2 there’s more support this year than he’s ever seen.
 
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