Comments on: Obama Issues New Medical Marijuana Policy http://www.1969magazine.com/news/obama-issues-new-medical-marijuana-policy.html 1960s Video News and Entertainment Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:21:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Webster http://www.1969magazine.com/news/obama-issues-new-medical-marijuana-policy.html/comment-page-1#comment-95 David Webster Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:59:56 +0000 http://www.1969magazine.com/?p=2060#comment-95 Wow, Sundi.That is a powerful story of government stupidity, insensitivity and betrayal . . .which is nothing new for the Indian nations. Still, for the government to give them the seeds, show them how to grow them and then come in and wipe out their crops because another department of government incorrectly determined industrial hemp to be the same as pot . . . and to do it on land that is sovereign (meaning the US government has no jurisdiction there) would be unbelievable if PBS had not documented it so well. Thank you so much for commenting and for adding such thought provoking information. Reminds me of the words in a song you wrote . . ."Give back the white man the gifts that he gave." Wow, Sundi.That is a powerful story of government stupidity, insensitivity and betrayal . . .which is nothing new for the Indian nations. Still, for the government to give them the seeds, show them how to grow them and then come in and wipe out their crops because another department of government incorrectly determined industrial hemp to be the same as pot . . . and to do it on land that is sovereign (meaning the US government has no jurisdiction there) would be unbelievable if PBS had not documented it so well.

Thank you so much for commenting and for adding such thought provoking information. Reminds me of the words in a song you wrote . . ."Give back the white man the gifts that he gave."

]]> By: Sundi http://www.1969magazine.com/news/obama-issues-new-medical-marijuana-policy.html/comment-page-1#comment-94 Sundi Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:11:49 +0000 http://www.1969magazine.com/?p=2060#comment-94 David, thought you would find this a wonderful addition to this story... how the gov't is bringing charges against Lakota people who are trying to grow industrial hemp: http://www.pbs.org/pov/standing/video_classroom1.php Lots of resources online for those interested in how the sovereign Indian nations are being penalized for trying to make a living with industrial hemp. In contrast, this was completely legal and even encouraged during WW II. David, thought you would find this a wonderful addition to this story... how the gov't is bringing charges against Lakota people who are trying to grow industrial hemp:

http://www.pbs.org/pov/standing/video_classroom1.php

Lots of resources online for those interested in how the sovereign Indian nations are being penalized for trying to make a living with industrial hemp. In contrast, this was completely legal and even encouraged during WW II.

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