[Native_American] DEA seizes hemp crop from Pine Ridge

Tue, 31 Jul 2001 08:14:12 -0700 

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DEA seizes hemp crop from Pine Ridge

By The Associated Press

RAPID CITY � Drug Enforcement Agents have again raided a hemp farm on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Farmer Alex White Plume's farm was also wiped out last August as federal agents seized about 2,000 of the illegal plants from the farm.

White Plume said he has the right to grow hemp under the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868.

Because hemp belongs to the same family as marijuana, it has been illegal to grow in the United States since World War II.

Marijuana normally contains 3 percent to 15 percent or more of the psychoactive ingredient tetrahydrocannibol, or THC, the substance that gives marijuana its kick. Hemp usually has 1 percent THC or less.

White Plume said he plans to file a lawsuit demanding $1,000 for each plant killed Monday.

And although he faces legal opposition, he said he plans to replant his crop.

Hemp stalk fibers can be used to make clothing, shoes, building materials, strong cords and ropes, a substitute for fiberglass, paper and other products.

Federal officials have said that permitting hemp farming would send the wrong signal to young people and would allow marijuana farmers to hide their crops with industrial hemp plants.

Copyright 2001 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.



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