HEMP APPROVED TO CROSS BORDER

After a lengthy battle, the United States Drug Enforcement Agency and
U.S. Customs will allow a shipment of sterilized hemp seeds across the
border.

But Jean Laprise of Canadian-based hemp production and processing firm
Kenex Ltd. said yesterday the American government had yet to fully
release the 18,000-kilogram shipment. In August, U.S. officials seized
the seeds in Detroit because they contain minute traces of THC, the
active ingredient in marijuana.

"We now have a guarantee from the DEA and U.S. Customs that they will
not seize any future shipments of hemp products from our company,"
Laprise said."It's a big win for the Canadian hemp industry." He said
his firm is considering suing the U.S. government.