Hemp and the Law

North Dakota Hemp Farmers in Court

by Kristoffer James on November 3, 2008

Two farmers from North Dakota who filed a lawsuit against the DEA over a year ago will be arguing their case in less than two weeks. What the farmers are taking issue with is a US District Court ruling that hemp and marijuana are the same plant. As the press release explains: ST. PAUL, Minn., [...]

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Oregon Cannabis Tax Act on Hold

by Kristoffer James on November 3, 2008

A push to legalize both marijuana and hemp in the state of Oregon has been suspended until the organizers can, well, re-organize. The bill that they were pushing to have passed is called the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act, and apparently what held it back was that the campaign focused on the marijuana side of the [...]

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