News (Media Awareness Project) - New Zealand: Wire: Green Bill On Hemp Drawn From Ballot |
| Title: | New Zealand: Wire: Green Bill On Hemp Drawn From Ballot |
| Published On: | 2001-03-29 |
| Source: | New Zealand Press Association (New Zealand) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-26 20:08:06 |
GREEN BILL ON HEMP DRAWN FROM BALLOT
Wellington, March 29 - A Green Party bill would remove industrial hemp from
the Misuse of Drugs Act.
Green MP Nandor Tanczos said today legislation he had drafted would make
clear industrial hemp was not a drug but a useful cash crop which could be
used to make a range of products -- such as rope, fabric, paper and fibre
board. The seeds can be pressed for cosmetics, soap and health foods.
Hemp is a variety of cannabis but has low levels (0.3 percent) of THC, the
psychoactive ingredient in cannabis.
Members' bills are drawn from a ballot to be heard every second Wednesday
while the House is sitting.
Wellington, March 29 - A Green Party bill would remove industrial hemp from
the Misuse of Drugs Act.
Green MP Nandor Tanczos said today legislation he had drafted would make
clear industrial hemp was not a drug but a useful cash crop which could be
used to make a range of products -- such as rope, fabric, paper and fibre
board. The seeds can be pressed for cosmetics, soap and health foods.
Hemp is a variety of cannabis but has low levels (0.3 percent) of THC, the
psychoactive ingredient in cannabis.
Members' bills are drawn from a ballot to be heard every second Wednesday
while the House is sitting.
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