Excerpted from: Happenings Thursday at the Minnesota Capitol: FINAL WORD

HEMP-VENTURA

Gov. Jesse Ventura has taken his support for the production of
industrial hemp to the next level. He' s featured on the cover of Hemp
Times, a nationally distributed magazine focusing on fashions and
products derived from the product.

The caption on the front says " Jesse Ventura: First Governor For Hemp."

Ventura thinks hemp, a cousin of marijuana, would add to the variety
of crops grown by Minnesota farmers.

The magazine has a lengthy article discussing Ventura' s support for
hemp, which can be used to make products such as clothes and tennis
shoes.

Hemp can be grown legally in Canada, but not in the United States.
Unlike marijuana, industrial hemp contains virtually none of the
substance that allows people to get high.

A bill that would legalize hemp production in Minnesota if growers
register with the state cleared the Senate and was sent to the House,
where it died in committee. Former Gov. Arne Carlson vetoed a more
restrictive bill last year.