And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: "John E Hussman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replies: One of our Tribal Councilmen was arrested for marijuana possession in Kyle. The case went to court and was dismissed because hemp is legal here in the Rez. The Ordinance defined Hemp as anything with a THC content of over 0.02% by weight. Consequently, the judge dismissed the case because the arresting officer did not have the THC content analyzed. Lab expenses will become prohibitive if we establish analysis as proof of an element of the crime. I think it would be simpler to simply concentrate on intent. In other words, did the possessor possess the stalk or the leaves? Either the stalk or the leaves are used for different purposes. I can see Rainbow Tribes moving here and establishing new religions. I hope our Tribe has the resolve to adequately regulate this as an industry. PRESS RELEASE FIRST HEMP HOUSE IN THE USA PRE-CONSTRUCTION UNDER WAY By Vic Glover 5/1/99 Pine Ridge, SD - Members of a small community collective on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation have taken the first tangible steps toward an economic recovery plan centered on agricultural hemp - Cannabis sativa L. - and marketing of hemp-based products. With a hydraulic block maker loaned by the tribe, The Slim Butte Land-Use Association began in April to produce 3,000 hemp fiber and adobe clay blocks for a prototype house they say will be made from hemp composite materials - calling it the first of its kind in the country. Beyond the fiber-impregnated blocks for walls, plans are to manufacture doors, flooring, interior panels and insulation by means of a hemp mineralization process used in France, according to Tom Cook, Project Director for the LUA. The group purchased logs to mill the lumber package within the community and come up with a building made of 100% locally-available materials. Although feral, industrial-grade hemp can be found on the reservation, the raw fiber being used in this operation comes from Ontario, Canada, and central Nebraska, according to Cook. "The clay and gravel come from within two miles of the block operation; beyond this prototype house, we want to handle locally-grown hemp to perfect these methods and market the materials," he said. Construction of the 1,960 sq. ft. adobe block house is slated for late May through September. Volunteer carpenters from The Farm, a cooperative community near Summertown, Tennessee, will assist the local group. "We think the best way to demonstrate the usefulness of the cannabis hemp plant is by generating jobs and alternative housing based on it, because the stalk itself is exempt in the federal statute defining marijuana," Cook said. Recently, he showed one of the blocks to the OST council. Although during the previous administration the Oglala Sioux Tribe enacted law authorizing production of industrial hemp, the process requires a regulatory agency that does not yet exist here - a department of agriculture. At its April 20 session, the OST council tabled action on an ordinance establishing a department of agriculture and a Congressional bill addressing hemp agriculture on this reservation until its next session, citing a need for wider public discourse on the issues. The hemp house demonstration project of the Slim Butte Land Use Association has been made possible by grants from the Body Shop in England, the Tides Foundation in San Francisco, and assistance from Running Strong For American Indian Youth, Lorton, VA. The land-use association's website is http://www.lakotahemp.com Reprinted under the fair use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
