HempLegalizationNeg Christos Dimoulis, Eveready

Hemp Legalization: NEG

1. INHERENCY:
1.1. Congressional attempts have been made...but failed completely
1.2. DEA allows certain hemp-based products
1.3. Federalism: Some states working on it..would be better that way

2. SOLVENCY:
2.1. Rep. John Fleming against hemp legalization
2.2. Legalizing of hemp could = legalization of Marijuana
2.3. Marijuana problems
2.4. Farmers could camouflage marijuana in hemp fields
2.5. Marijuana and hemp found on the same plant
2.6. China control 40% of market...could flood US markets
2.7. Need Infrastructure, DEA approval, markets
2.8. Hemp cannot be produced around wheat
2.9. Hemp cannot be produced in hot climates
2.10. Need special farm equipment
2.11. Hemp very bulky, hard to transfer, costly to transport

3. DISADVANTAGES:
3.1. DA: Hemp legalization = dead zones (b/c hemp need a lot of Nitrogen fertilizers)

1. INHERENCY:

1.1. Congressional attempts have been made...but failed completely

Drug War Chronicle, “Hemp: Ron Paul Introduces Industrial Hemp Bill in US
Congress”, 2/16/07,
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/473/ron_paul_introduces_hemp_bill_US_c
ongress

Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul has filed a bill that would legalize hemp farming in the
United States. This marks the second time Rep. Paul has filed this bill, but it went nowhere in the
last Congress. The bill, HR 1009, would allow domestic hemp manufacturers to buy their hemp
from American producers. Currently, US law bars the production of industrial hemp, and
American manufacturers have to import their hemp from other countries.

1.2. DEA allows certain hemp-based products

US Drug Enforcement Agency, “DEA Clarifies Status of Hemp in the Federal
Register” October 9, 2001,
http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/pressrel/pr100901.html

The rules that DEA is publishing today explain which hemp products are legal and which are not.
This will depend on whether the product causes THC to enter the human body. If the product

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does cause THC to enter the human body, it is an illegal substance that may not be manufactured,
sold, or consumed in the United States. Such products include “hemp” foods and beverages that
contain THC.

1.3. Federalism: Some states working on it..would be better that

way
Mari Kane (MARI KANE was the publisher of the now-defunct HempWorld. She
continues to produce Hemp Pages, the first international hemp directory.) ,
“Growing Pains: The Movement to Legalize Industrial Hemp is Advancing, but
the Pot Connection Still Lingers”, http://www.emagazine.com/view/?1025

In 1999, hemp legislation was introduced in 14 states: Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland,
Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee,
Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin. So far, seven states have successfully passed some kind of
hemp legislation: North Dakota, Hawaii, Illinois, Virginia, New Mexico, and Minnesota.
However, only the laws in North Dakota, Minnesota and Hawaii call for hemp to actually be put
in the ground.

2. SOLVENCY:

2.1. Rep. John Fleming against hemp legalization

Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) on Industrial Hemp and Marijuana, December 24,
2009, http://stash.norml.org/rep-john-fleming-r-la-on-industrial-hemp-and-
marijuana

While I respect your support for the industrial benefits of hemp and generally agree that it is
important to cultivate our natural resources rather than relying on imported goods and services, I
am opposed to efforts to legalize the substance. I believe that raising hemp for fiber or oilseed
would increase the likelihood of covert production of marijuana plants with a higher
concentration of Tetrahydrocannabinol in fields of industrial hemp, hindering the Drug
Enforcement Agency’s surveillance and enforcement activities, and sending the wrong message
to the American public concerning the government’s position on drugs.

2.2. Legalizing of hemp could = legalization of Marijuana

Donna Leinwand, USAToday, 'Industrial' hemp support takes root,
11/22/2005, http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-11-22-hemp-
crop_x.htm

It also has put the cannabis plant at the center of a battle between unlikely foes: angry farmers
such as Monson who are leading increasingly vocal calls for the U.S. government to legalize the
growing of what's known as "industrial" hemp, and federal anti-drug officials who say that
allowing such crops would create a slippery slope toward legalizing marijuana.

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2.3. Marijuana problems

Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) on Industrial Hemp and Marijuana, December 24,
2009, http://stash.norml.org/rep-john-fleming-r-la-on-industrial-hemp-and-
marijuana

Marijuana impairs judgment and has proven links to fatal accidents and harmful injuries.
Marijuana is addictive, adversely affects the immune system, and it leads to the use of other
drugs, such as cocaine. Marijuana also causes other side effects such as cancer, respiratory
diseases, and mental disorders. Babies born to women who smoke marijuana during pregnancy
have an increased incidence of leukemia, low birth weight and other abnormalities. We must
continue to safeguard our children and all Americans from harmful drugs and the criminal
activities that surround their production.

2.4. Farmers could camouflage marijuana in hemp fields

Donna Leinwand, USAToday, 'Industrial' hemp support takes root,
11/22/2005, http://
www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-11-22-hemp-crop_x.htm

The DEA says allowing farmers to grow hemp in the USA would undermine the war on drugs. It
says marijuana growers would be able to camouflage their crop with similar-looking hemp
plants, and that DEA agents would have difficulty quickly telling the difference. "Let's not be
naïve," says Tom Riley of the White House Office on National Drug Control Policy. "The pro-
dope people have been pushing hemp for 20 years because they know that if they can have hemp
fields, then they can have marijuana fields. It's ... stoner logic."

2.5. Marijuana and hemp found on the same plant

US Drug Enforcement Agency, “DEA Clarifies Status of Hemp in the Federal
Register” October 9, 2001,
http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/pressrel/pr100901.html

“Hemp” and marijuana are actually separate parts of the species of plant known as cannabis.
Under federal law, Congress defined marijuana to focus on those parts of the cannabis plant that
are the source of tetrahydrocannabinols (THC). THC is the hallucinogenic substance in
marijuana that causes the psychoactive effect or “high.” The marijuana portions of the cannabis
plant include the flowering tops (buds), the leaves, and the resin of the cannabis plant. The
remainder of the plant — stalks and sterilized seeds — is what some people refer to as “hemp.”
However, “hemp” is not a term that is found in federal law. DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson
stated that “many Americans do not know that hemp and marijuana are both parts of the same
plant and that hemp cannot be produced without producing marijuana.”

2.6. China control 40% of market...could flood US markets

Patricia Leigh Brown (Patricia Leigh Brown is a contributing writer for the New
York Times and. Architectural Digest who works from her home base in San

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Francisco), New York Times,“California Seeks to Clear Hemp of a Bad Name”,

August 28, 2006 , http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/28/us/28hemp.html

Today, China controls about 40 percent of the world’s hemp fiber, and its ability to flood the
market “could result in price fluctuations the American farmer would have to weather,” said
Valerie Vantreese, an agricultural economist in Lexington, Ky. (Kentucky was once the leading
hemp-producing state).

2.7. Need Infrastructure, DEA approval, markets

By SUE ROESLER, Farm & Ranch Guide, “Canadian farmer says ‘industrial hemp most
profitable crop' he grows”, Thursday, January 18, 2007,
http://www.farmandranchguide.com/articles/2007/01/19/ag_news/regional_news/news10.txt

“It's important to have the infrastructure in place before you begin growing it. We've been
working on the infrastructure for 10 years,” Ackland said, adding that agencies such as the DEA
have to be on board, too, as well as markets. “You have to be careful. Everybody is out there
scrambling for dollars and cents.”

2.8. Hemp cannot be produced around wheat

By SUE ROESLER, Farm & Ranch Guide, “Canadian farmer says ‘industrial hemp most
profitable crop' he grows”, Thursday, January 18, 2007,
http://www.farmandranchguide.com/articles/2007/01/19/ag_news/regional_news/news10.txt

“I do not recommend growing hemp in fields where you have had wild oats. Hemp will not
tolerate wild oats. Other than that, it'll outgrow every weed,” Ackland said.

2.9. Hemp cannot be produced in hot climates

By SUE ROESLER, Farm & Ranch Guide, “Canadian farmer says ‘industrial hemp most
profitable crop' he grows”, Thursday, January 18, 2007,
http://www.farmandranchguide.com/articles/2007/01/19/ag_news/regional_news/news10.txt

“I am planting on the 51st parallel, and the hemp crop grows better in the northern regions,” he
says. That would make it perfect for North Dakota producers. In his region, the planting window
is between May 15 and June 15, Ackland said. “Even though it is listed in terms of days to
maturity, that isn't how it matures,” he said. “It's a photosensitive plant, so if you seed it too
early, you just end up with an awfully tall plant. “These industrial hemp varieties don't grow as
well in hot weather,” he continued. “And too much daylight, such as you have in the southern
parts of the U.S., can trigger the plant to go to seed.” Then the seed can only be sold as bird food,
he added.

2.10. Need special farm equipment

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By SUE ROESLER, Farm & Ranch Guide, “Canadian farmer says ‘industrial hemp most
profitable crop' he grows”, Thursday, January 18, 2007,
http://www.farmandranchguide.com/articles/2007/01/19/ag_news/regional_news/news10.txt

Harvesting the crop takes work, and hemp is hard on farm machinery, Ackland said. “In most
cases, hemp must be straight combined, and I really recommend an International combine,” he
said, adding that the hemp fibers tend to continually wrap around the external shafts of the
combine, and need to be pulled off. That is why modifications to the combine are recommended.
The farm dealership in Craik, Harvest Services, has developed a different type of rotor for the
combine that uses a 360 degree screw, and Ackland said it works well for harvesting hemp.
“There are other rotors with 180 degree screws, but they don't work as well,” he added.

2.11. Hemp very bulky, hard to transfer, costly to transport

Daryl T. Ehrensing, Oregon State University, “Feasibility of Industrial Hemp
Production in the United States Pacific Northwest”, May 1998,
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/html/sb/sb681/

Unprocessed hemp biomass, like agricultural residues or other fiber crops, is very bulky material,
and the costs of transportation and storage are a major consideration in the large-scale use of
these products, regardless of their end use. The low density of stem core material from bast fiber
crops, including hemp, is a major factor limiting their utilization in pulping. An inexpensive
method of increasing their density is required to reduce transportation costs and ease handling in
the mill (Wood, 1981).

3. DISADVANTAGES

3.1. DA: Hemp legalization = dead zones (b/c hemp need a lot of
Nitrogen fertilizers)
By SUE ROESLER, Farm & Ranch Guide, “Canadian farmer says ‘industrial hemp most
profitable crop' he grows”, Thursday, January 18, 2007,
http://www.farmandranchguide.com/articles/2007/01/19/ag_news/regional_news/news10.txt

Ackland (Hemp Farmer) said the fields where hemp will be grown need to be fertilized
beforehand with anhydrous or other chemical providing nitrogen and phosphorus. “It takes a lot
of nitrogen to grow it,” he said.

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