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IN VIOLATION OF BAN, HEMP BEER SERVED ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE
**Exclusive**
The Hemp Revolution has hit the White House!
Late Monday evening aboard Air Force One, stewards passed out HEMP GOLDEN
BEER to the president, members of Congress and the press and other personnel.
The move came just weeks after the Air Force banned the use of all products
containing hemp oil -- including Hemp drinks!
For any active-duty, Reserve and Air National Guard members, conviction for
digesting Hemp products can bring two years in prison and a dishonorable
discharge!
HEMP GOLDEN BEER -- "smooth, mild, mellow herbal flavor" and "brewed with
hemp seeds," according to the label -- was an instant hit with Washington
insiders who have been stressed out over the year-long Lewinsky scandal.
President Clinton was returning from Mexico when the hemp based drink was
served.
"The president tasted, but did not swallow," laughed one reporter aboard the
plane.
http://marijuananews.com notes that FREDERICK BREWING CO. [NASDAQ: BLUE]
has just introduced HEMP GOLD, a cream ale brewed with hemp seeds. "The
beer is smooth and mild - very, very drinkable," comments Steve Nordahl,
FBC's VP of Brewing Operations.
Passengers were mellowed out. "Clinton lingered with members of Congress in
the guest cabin. While the president signed pages of Air Force One
stationery for one guest, others showed off to Clinton the T-shirts and
other Mexican souvenirs they'd picked up," reported the ASSOCIATED PRESS in
PM cycles.
The White House Travel Office refused to comment if any passengers reported
a bad case of the munchies after the trip.
The Air Force One/HEMP GOLDEN BEER development comes just weeks after the
Air Force banned the use of all products containing hemp oil.
A sergeant beat a marijuana charge by claiming traces of the drug came from
a cholesterol-lowering supplement.
"We don't want people testing positive and jeopardizing their careers
because they swallowed something they may have thought was healthy and good
for them," said Lt. Col. Peter Durand of the Air Force Surgeon General's
Office.
Lt. Gen. Charles Roadman, Air Force surgeon general, issued the Hemp
prohibition on January 22, 1999. It makes hemp oil use a violation of the
Uniform Code of Military Justice's article 92, which prohibits personnel
from disobeying direct orders or regulations. Conviction can bring two years
in prison and a dishonorable discharge.
"In the interest of military readiness and good order and discipline,
active-duty, Reserve and Air National Guard members are now prohibited from
consuming any products containing hemp seed oil," declared Lt. Col. Greg
Girard of the Air Force judge advocate general's office in the Pentagon.
"Most of these products are still expressly marketed and sold in health food
stores," Durand said. "Service members need not be concerned that they are
unwittingly ingesting hemp products in foods and drinks."
Unless you're traveling aboard Air Force One.
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TED TURNER, FATHER OF 5, CALLS FOR GLOBAL 'ONE CHILD POLICY'
On Tuesday morning, cable TV billionaire Ted Turner called for an
international "one-child policy" during a speech to the NATIONAL FAMILY
PLANNING AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ASSOCIATION [NFPRHA] in Washington. During
his Tuesday speech, Turner - who has five children of his own - wowed the
crowd with jokes about sex, the 10 Commandments, the Pope and Ronald Reagan.
Turner said during the Cold War, he feared that Reagan might accidentally
start a nuclear war because he was so old. Turner also told several Polish
jokes about the Pope. Cameras were not allowed to capture Turner's
comments. Jane Fonda will address NFPRHA on Wednesday afternoon at the
CAPITAL HILTON.
According to publishing sources, the WASHINGTON TIMES is set to play up
Turner's speech before the population control group for Wednesday editions.
Turner, a strong advocate for global population controls, has said that he
had all his children by the age of 30 and didn't know any better, and "once
they were here, I couldn't shoot them."
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