cannabisnews.com: The Reason The Government Won't Debate Cannabis The Reason The Government Won't Debate Cannabis Posted by FoM on October 12, 1999 at 22:11:28 PT By R. William Davis Source: Sumeria Before the Gatewood Galbraith for Governor Campaign in 1991, few Kentuckians knew that the plant that the federal government had demonized for over 50 years as "Marijuana - Assassin of Youth," was, in fact, Cannabis Hemp, the most traded commodity in the world until the mid-1800s, and our state's number one crop, industry, and most important source of revenue, for over 150 years. Today, thanks to the efforts of pioneer hemp researchers and public advocates such as Galbraith, Jack Fraizer, Jack Herer, Chris Conrad, Ed Rosenthal, Don Wirtshafter and others, the federal government's unjustifiable suppression of our state's right to develop our most valuable and versatile natural resource, is facing increasing opposition from an informed public. Hemp is now recognized as the number one agriculturally renewable raw material in the world, and perhaps the only crop / industry which can guarantee us industrial and economic independence from the trans-national corporations. "Shadow of the Swastika" is a follow-up to my earlier work, "Cannabis Hemp: the Invisible Prohibition Revealed," which I wrote and published in support of the Galbraith Campaign. Since publication of that booklet, there has been growing public acceptance of the evidence that Marijuana Prohibition was created in 1937, not to protect society from the "evils of the drug Marijuana," as the Federal government claimed, but as an act of deliberate economic and industrial sabotage against the re-emerging Industrial Hemp Industry.Gatewood Galbraith Home Pagehttp://www.ka.net/usinc/Newshawk: DdCThe Real Reason the Government Won't Debate Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Re-legalizationClick the link below to read the complete article:An Open Letter to All AmericansBy R. William Davis http://www.livelinks.com/sumeria/politics/shadv3.html Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #1 posted by kaptinemo on October 13, 1999 at 17:14:42 PT The Real Deal... Folks, I've read this, and I have to say, it is one of if not *the* most comprehensive works written on the de facto conspiracy against hemp. Davis has provided a tour de force which shines a spotlight on the underhanded dealings (and the sadly not-so-surprising facts concerning alliances between latter day petrochemical robber barons, crooked, grandstanding politicians, and equally slimy officers of the law like Harry J. Anslinger) which led to the banning of the herb. Like Drug Warriors and their Prey, it is a must read. Take care, all [ Post Comment ] Post Comment Name: Optional Password: E-Mail: Subject: Comment: [Please refrain from using profanity in your message] Link URL: Link Title: