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'hemp aid' flyer draft text:

Below is the draft text for a 'Hemp Aid' education flyer (see left) to be published by the Cannabis Trust. Once the text is fully checked and agreed it will be printed and distributed as part of a coordinated 'Hemp Aid' education campaign. A draft layup designed for easy copying and local distribution (a4 '3up' b/w) can be downloaded . Further research is being done to find the exact legel situation regarding Hemp Farming in each African country. So far we have discovered considerable variation: In S. Africa the ANC government has long been aware of the value of hemp in alleviating poverty in Africa and is now investing millions in hemp production. However in Ghana you can get 10 years hard labour simply for saying (or singing) anything that could be construed as advocating the use of cannabis and that includes hemp! Just like the American Drug Enforcement Authority (DEA) which works all over the world spreading misinformation about cannabis and hemp, Ghana's government lumps hemp together with 'cannabis', and thinks that you can eat a hemp burger and get high! More information on current hemp policies in other African nations is urgently required. We are also looking for more evidence to back up the statements in the draft text regarding the imposition of an anti hemp policy on many of the poorest African countries by the US using blackmail, bribery and corruption. Information and comments welcome. the draft 'Hemp Aid' text: HEMP  AID  End the Hemp Farming Ban in Africa While millions of impoverished people die of starvation and sickness every year in Africa, the cultivation of Hemp, one of the most nutritional and useful plants known to humanity, is banned by law throughout most of the continent. Only S. Africa and a couple of other more independent African nations have any type of hemp production. The main reason for this is the policy of the United States which demands, along with many other strings and conditions, a total ban on hemp production before giving 'aid', massive bribes to officials, or millions of dollars worth of military equipment to brutally put down popular uprisings. Acre for acre, hemp is a more economical source of protein than livestock. It can be grown without the use of pesticides, and with little or no fertiliser. Unlike soybeans, hemp is resistant to UV-B light which is big news if you are a farmer. In fact, hemp farmers can 'give the finger' to the big corporations and their expensive, polluting, chemical products. No wonder the US government wants hemp production kept firmly banned where ever it can use its blackmailing influence. Hemp seed oil is nature's richest source of Essential Fatty Acids. No single food has everything, but hemp seed has all eight amino acids that humans can’t live without, and is one of the best known sources of the two Essential Fatty Acids (EFA's) we can't live without; Omega 3 AIpha-Linolenic Acid and Omega 6 Liholeic Acid. Hemp oil is more than 90 per cent unsaturated and is also a source of vitamins A and E. The protein in hemp seed is very similar to the protein in human blood plasma. It is therefore easy to digest. This is good news for those who have problems with cows milk and or soya beans. Hemp seed does not contain the anti-nutrient trypsin inhibitors found in soya milk. There are other important uses of hemp apart from nutrition. Its long fibers make fabric ten times longer lasting than cotton; a pair of jeans made from hemp fabric could last 100 years. Of course they won’t be Levi’s. Hemp oil can also replace the use of petroleum oil in the production of plastic (making it biodegradable). This is hugely important as many of the poorest nations are currently dependence on foreign imports for plastic, petroleum based products including artificial fabrics, widely used because they are cheaper than cotton. These all use petroleum oil based materials, but could be home produced using hemp oil and hemp fabric. In the European Union (including the UK) farmers can even get a grant to grow hemp, and China leads the world in hemp production, especially fabric. They all know its value. Why is production of this valuable and easy to grow plant banned in most of the poorest countries in the world, including most of Africa? It is time to end the Hemp Farming Ban, because increased hemp production can help end global mass poverty and economic slavery. US Federal Policy declares that hemp has no nutritional or medicinal value and bans it. This is scientifically incorrect and they know it. Hemp Bush or George Bush? There is simply no contest. Hemp is one of the most useful plants on our planet. When humans colonise space they will take the hemp plant with them. Globalise Hemp! Please note: 'Hemp' is closely related to the cannabis plant but has no 'drug' like effects in any way, and is not illegal in Britain Hemp Aid = End the Hemp Farming Ban, and help end world poverty forever. Education Not Prohibition. More information on Hemp and how to use it including suppliers and recipes at http://www.cannabistrust.com Flyer layup: draft layup of the above text, designed for easy download, printing and local distribution; hempaid.pdf (a4, '3up', b/w, 316k).

Some Hemp Use in Africa links:

African Cannabis Agriculture, Politics, Poverty And Disease: http://www.utopiasprings.com/vcanagra.htm

S. African government minister's speech on hemp:
http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2001/010705345p1003.htm

Swaziland (s.Africa): http://marijuananews.com/news.php3?sid=662

Malawi: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/708649.stm

Ghana: http://www.info-ghana.com/ghana's_ganja_policy.htm

Hemp in the USA:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/library/1999_October_November/Hemp__Hemp_Hooray

DEA hemp policy

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