MIHEMP
Michigan Hemp
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URGENT ALERT!!!
Date: Apr 18, 2009 8:49 PM
State Senator Tony Stamas contacted me wanting information on Industrial Hemp.
Over the last two years I have contacted Senator Stamas many times, I personally gave him Vote Hemp and HIA brochures, The Hemp Report, and a 6 page report called the Market for Industrial Hemp.
At one time he sent word through a staffer that it "sounds like a good idea but it is too Controversial". for the last 3 months I have been calling his office once a week and was told each time by a staffer that they would get an answer to my question and call me back, no call ever came.
Last week I called and invited him or one of has staff to the presentation on Industrial Hemp I am holding at the Alpena County Library on May 26th.
As you can imagine I was quite surprised when I answered the phone and he was on the other end.
We had a pleasant 5 minute conversation in which he told me " I know we have discussed Industrial Hemp in the past but I really don't know anything about it, no one here ever talks about it", he said.
Because of the amount of paperwork he has to deal with he only wants 3 pages so I have spent some long hours going through hundreds of pages of documents, studies and reports trying to decide what information to include and checking the accuracy of the information I am using.
I will be mailing it out to the Senator Monday morning .
Now either Senator Stamas is trying to get me off his back (I have been a pain in his side among other places) or he is sincere in his request.
Judging from our conversation he is genuinely interested.
In the two years I have been working on this issue Senator Stamas is the first elected official in Michigan at any level show any interest in Industrial Hemp.
Although this is a small step in progress we need to take full advantage of the situation.
If you truly want Industrial Hemp in Michigan now is the time to do something about it.
We need to get as many letters, emails, and phone calls as we can to Senator Stamas's office and other State Senate offices as well.
If you want to write an email or letter but don't know what to write or don't have time let me know and I will send you a letter to send out.
The best approach at this time is to make a phone call, it takes less then 5 minutes and makes it harder for the staffers to ignore.
If you get any kind of reply please forward the info to eswift@mi-hemp.org .
Senator Stamas, a Republican, serves the 36th State Senate District which includes the counties of Alcona, Alpena, Crawford, Gladwin, Iosco, Midland, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda and Otsego.
Office Address:
720 Farnum
Mailing Address: Senator Tony Stamas
P.O. Box 30036
Lansing, MI 48909-7536
By Phone: (517) 373-7946
Toll Free: 1-866-305-2136
By Fax: (517) 373-2678
By Email: ofctstamas@senate.michigan.gov
District Office:
Midland
Courthouse Square Building
240 W. Main
Suite 2500
Midland, MI 48640
(989) 832-2619
Gaylord
1349 S. Otsego
Parkside Mini Mall - Box 1
Gaylord, MI 49735
(989) 732-3190
Please direct all mail inquiries to the Lansing office mailing address.
Thanks,
Everett Swift
MIHEMP Executive Director
MIHEMP is short for the Michigan Industrial Hemp Education and Marketing Project.
We are a dedicated group of activists from all over the state of
Michigan and we are working hard in this endeavor.
Our mission is to educate the public and state government officials about Industrial Hemp and try to clear up the myths and teach the facts through meetings and seminars and setting up booths at public events.
We also will be working to connect consumers and vendors of hemp products in Michigan and in the United States.
We are in the process of filing as a 501c (4) non profit organization and will fund it through membership dues, fund raising events, and donations.
If you are interested in helping out or becoming a member please do not hesitate to contact us.
Membership dues are $10.00 year for basic membership and $15.00 a year for enhanced membership.
Enhanced membership includes an mi-hemp.org email address and both regular and enhanced membership includes access to a discussion board.
Executive Director:
Everett Swift, Hillman, MI.
Board members Include:
Donald Barnes, Niles MI
Paul Pearson, Detroit MI
Richard Clement, Lansing MI.
Matthew Abel, Detroit, MI
Becky Fonfara, Sterling Heights MI
Executive Secertary:
Nakita Swift, Hillman MI
This is a very motivated group of activist who are well educated on Industrial Hemp.
The Organization will be funded by membership dues and other fund raising activities.
A special thank you goes to vote hemp for the action alert for Hemp Farming in Michigan on their web site.
You can send a letter out to the Michigan legislators by going to http://capwiz.com/votehemp/home/
Hemp and Marijuana
Myths & Realities
Myth: United States law has always treated hemp and marijuana the same.
Reality: The history of federal drug laws clearly shows that at one time the U.S. government
understood and accepted the distinction between hemp and marijuana.
Myth: Smoking industrial hemp gets a person high.
Reality: The THC levels in industrial hemp are so low that no one could get high from smoking it.
Moreover, hemp contains a relatively high percentage of another cannabinoid, CBD, that actually
blocks the marijuana high. Hemp, it turns out, is not only not marijuana; it could be called
“antimarijuana.”
Myth: Even though THC levels are low in hemp, the THC can be extracted and concentrated to produce
a powerful drug.
Reality: Extracting THC from industrial hemp and further refining it to eliminate the preponderance of
CBD would require such an expensive, hazardous, and time-consuming process that it is extremely
unlikely anyone would ever attempt it, rather than simply obtaining high-THC marijuana instead.
Myth: Hemp fields would be used to hide marijuana plants.
Reality: Hemp is grown quite differently from marijuana. Moreover, it is harvested at a different time
than marijuana. Finally, cross-pollination between hemp plants and marijuana plants would
significantly reduce the potency of the marijuana plant.
Myth: Legalizing hemp while continuing the prohibition on marijuana would burden local police
forces.
Reality: In countries where hemp is grown as an agricultural crop, the police have experienced no such
burdens.
Myth: Feral hemp must be eradicated because it can be sold as marijuana.
Reality: Feral hemp, or ditchweed, is a remnant of the hemp once grown on more than 400,000 acres by
U.S. farmers. It contains extremely low levels of THC, as low as .05 percent. It has no drug value, but
does offer important environmental benefits as a nesting habitat for birds. About 99 percent of the
“marijuana” being eradicated by the federal government—at great public expense—is this harmless
ditchweed. Might it be that the drug enforcement agencies want to convince us that ditchweed is hemp
in order to protect their large eradication budgets?
Myth: Those who want to legalize hemp are actually seeking a backdoor way to legalize marijuana.
Reality: It is true that many of the first hemp stores were started by industrial-hemp advocates who
were also in favor of legalizing marijuana. However, as the hemp industry has matured, it has come to
be dominated by those who see hemp as the agricultural and industrial crop that it is, and see hemp
legalization as a different issue than marijuana legalization. In any case, should we oppose a very good
idea simply because some of those who support it also support other ideas with which we disagree?
Myth: Hemp oil is a source of THC.
Reality: Hemp oil is an increasingly popular product, used for an expanding variety of purposes. The
washed hemp seed contains no THC at all. The tiny amounts of THC contained in industrial hemp are in
the glands of the plant itself. Sometimes, in the manufacturing process, some THC- and CBD-containing
resin sticks to the seed, resulting in traces of THC in the oil that is produced. The concentration of these
cannabinoids in the oil is infinitesimal. No one can get high from using hemp oil.
Myth: Legalizing hemp would send the wrong message to children.
Reality: It is the current refusal of the drug enforcement agencies to distinguish between an agricultural
crop and a drug crop that is sending the wrong message to children.
Myth: Hemp is not economically viable, and should therefore be outlawed.
Reality: The market for hemp products is growing rapidly. But even if it were not, when has a crop ever
been outlawed simply because government agencies thought it would be unprofitable to grow?
Michigan Industrial Hemp Education and Marketing Project | Advancing Michigan Farmers | MI-Hemp
http://mi-hemp.org/
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Who I'd like to meet:
For the HAM radio operators out there.
The Executive Director's call sign is KD8JWJ.
He runs 80 meter HF and the Michigan state wide WH8VG 2 meter repeater link.
Tune in and ragchew with him.
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