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NSW legalises hemp crops -- what part did the Greens play?

Friday, 9 May 2008

Alex Mitchell writes:

The farming communities of regional NSW, especially in the Griffith area and the northern rivers region near Nimbin, were celebrating this week when the Iemma Government introduced the Hemp Industry Bill.

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eva mary Saturday, 10 May 2008 1:21:24 AM: Hey, Alex, there's this thing called global warming and petrol prices are levitating and old growth forests are dwindling - and you quibble about one decision that could be good for the economy and address all these issues. If this decision had been made thirty years ago, there's be no need for the pulp mill in Tasmania, we'd have a fighting chance of clothing ourselves, we could replace nylon ropes and synthetic fabrics, make paper responsibly and even, one day, have a moderately good analgesic for a song. The real opponents to hemp growing are the timber, pharmaceutical, alcohol and cigarette industries, to name a few. Harry Anslinger, who led the anti-marihuana campaign in Washington for 25 years, was DuPont's son-in-law. He must be posthumously turning in his grave, even if the hemp is THC free. Congratulations to the Greens and to Dr Katelaris.
Tom McLoughlin Friday, 9 May 2008 5:10:55 PM: Mmm. Actually not a roach but keep up the vocational scepticism AM, in my humble opinion. This is what I would suggest: Do a google of long standing crusader for drug free, low THC, industrial hemp for all kinds of agri returns from oil to bio plastics to amazingly long life paper and fibre for clothing materials. In other words it's a wonder crop totally distinct from drug sub species or cultivars (not sure the jargon): Dr Andrew Katelaris (medical guy) in SDT recently too, has a 3 year good behaviour bond and conviction for planting 50K plants - not secretly, brazenly to force I presume legal reform of the agri crop competing with the fossil fuel industry (eg plastics). Interestingly Dr K, who really ought write it up for crikey.com.au, is now on a contempt charge for back chatting the court. But we have met the guy and he's been on this hobby horse for a decade plus. And he's right on agri crop merits. The Nats will lap it up as a cash crop for sure. The drug aspect is debunked.

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