Friday, September 03, 2010
Gubernatorial Candidate Favors Legalizing Industrial Hemp
KENTUCKY....
Louisville businessman and Republican gubernatorial candidate Phil Moffett says he's willing to "go to the carpet" to legalize the production of industrial hemp in Kentucky. Moffett says industrial hemp, a cousin to marijuana, is not a drug and should not be regulated by the DEA or any other federal authority. It is illegal because it contains trace amounts of a mind-altering chemical, tetrahydrocannabinol, that makes marijuana intoxicating. Industrial hemp is used to make paper, lotion and other products. Moffett made it clear that, while he advocates industrial hemp production, he doesn't favor legalization of marijuana. Lexington attorney Gatewood Galbraith, a perennial candidate running as an independent, has promoted industrial hemp for years.
Louisville businessman and Republican gubernatorial candidate Phil Moffett says he's willing to "go to the carpet" to legalize the production of industrial hemp in Kentucky. Moffett says industrial hemp, a cousin to marijuana, is not a drug and should not be regulated by the DEA or any other federal authority. It is illegal because it contains trace amounts of a mind-altering chemical, tetrahydrocannabinol, that makes marijuana intoxicating. Industrial hemp is used to make paper, lotion and other products. Moffett made it clear that, while he advocates industrial hemp production, he doesn't favor legalization of marijuana. Lexington attorney Gatewood Galbraith, a perennial candidate running as an independent, has promoted industrial hemp for years.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:42 PM 
