The Bush administration's attempt to expand the nation's drug wars to foods and oils containing hemp was shot down Friday by a federal appeals court, which said hemp doesn't get people high and hasn't been outlawed by Congress.
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed sales of hemp foods to resume in March 2002, five months after the Drug Enforcement Administration announced an abrupt nationwide ban. On Friday, the court said the DEA had no authority to reclassify hemp as a dangerous drug without first showing that it has a "high potential for abuse."
The DEA hasn't tried to prove hemp is dangerous but instead argued that consumption of hemp seeds and oil can be outlawed because they contain traces of THC, the active substance in marijuana.
...To reclassify hemp as a dangerous drug, the court said, the DEA must make findings, supported by evidence, that it has a high potential for abuse and cannot be used safely under medical supervision.
The DEA won't even try to meet that standard, predicted Bronner, the Escondido businessman.
"What's the abuse potential of hemp seeds and oil? None," he said. "It's like eating a poppy seed bagel." article
I don't know why that would stop them. Nobody bothers to think and be reasonable any more. I didn't know they were attempting such a ridiculous expansion.
I give up. This place has become a nightmare circus cartoon.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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