The Drug Enforcement Administration is proposing three new regulations regarding the legality of hemp products, according to a notice published in the November 30, 2000 Federal Register.
According to the notice, the first two rules reinforce the DEA’s interpretation of the Controlled Substances Act and states that any product containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is considered a Schedule I controlled substance. The third rule is an interim regulation and will exempt hemp products considered “legitimate” by the DEA, essentially, products not for human consumption.
“As part of the ONDCP and DEA’s attempt to support America’s drug testing industry, these two pro-drug war bureaucracies are also trying to stymie the burgeoning public debate over re-legalizing industrial hemp production,” said Scott Colvin, NORML Publications Director. “Supporters of hemp law reform need to immediately contact their members in Congress and tell them to stop the DEA and ONDCP from squashing America’s hemp industry.”
NORML encourages all citizens concerned about these proposed regulations to contact members of Congress as soon as possible. NORML has composed a letter which people can fax to Congress from the organization’s website: www.norml.org.
For more information, please contact Scott Colvin, NORML Publications Director at (202) 483-5500. To fax a letter to your members of Congress visit: http://congress.nw.dc.us/norml.
