Sentences with phrase «hemp industries association»

The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) is a non-profit trade group representing hemp companies, researchers, farmers and supporters.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — U.S. COURT of APPEALS for the NINTH CIRCUIT — Lawyers representing the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) argued before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals last week that the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA's) attempt to ban nutritious hemp foods misinterprets the Controlled Substances Act and violates the Administrative Procedures Act.

Companies like Ford Motors, Patagonia, and The Body Shop, in addition to Hemp Industries Association members are using imported hemp in their products today.

Near the end of the pilot program the Attorney General will report to the legislature on law enforcement impacts, and the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) will provide a report on the economic impacts.

These Oregon - based companies have been on the leading edge of the growing hemp food and body care markets, which are currently estimated to be $ 113 million in North American annual retail sales by the Hemp Industries Association (HIA).

Further information, along with a full list of sponsors can be found at HempHistoryWeek.com For more information on the Hemp Industries Association, go to www.TheHIA.org For more information on Vote Hemp, go to www.VoteHemp.com

When the Hemp Industries Association won its lawsuit against the DEA in 2004, stating that the DEA regulations can't ban hemp food products, Manitoba Harvest Hemp saw its sales grow by 1000 %.

According to a Hemp Industries Association report cited by Bloomberg last month, U.S. retail sales of products with imported hemp were valued at more than $ 452 million in 2011.

Hemp Industries Association v. DEA The case HIA v DEA established that hemp foods are exempt from control in the Controlled Substances Act and that they remain legal.

Supporters of AB 1147 include: 1300 members of the California Certified Organic Farmers; 199,546 members of the Sierra Club of California, City and County of San Francisco; Vote Hemp; 200 member companies of the Hemp Industries Association; North American Industrial Hemp Council, Inc.; 50,000 California members of the Organic Consumers Association; Organic Ad Advisors; Nutiva; Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps; Knoll Farms; Rainforest Action Network; Environmental Wholesale Products; Sweetgrass Natural Fibers; Hempy's; Hemp Traders; Heartsong Herbal Brewing Company; Burcaw Chiropractic; Robinson's Health Products; Luvland Farms Lavender; Alice's Mountain Market; CDM Corp; Heavenly Low Carb; PAD; J. Ginsberg & Associates; Living Foods.Com; Eagle Trust Union; Center for Healing; New Hope Natural Media; Salon Charisma; Whole Balance; Raw 4 Real; Hemp Sisters; Malu Healthcare; The Living Temple; Strictly Hemp.com; Eco Goods; French Meadow Bakery; and EnviroGentle.

Hemp - HIA Legislation An older listing of state industrial hemp bills from the Hemp Industries Association.

The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) represents the interests of the hemp industry and encourages the research and development of new hemp products.

Veto of SB 676 is Huge Setback for California Farmers, Businesses and the Economy Sacramento, CA — Vote Hemp and the Hemp Industries Association (HIA), the nation's leading grassroots hemp advocacy organization and industry trade group, respectively, both working to revitalize industrial hemp production in the U.S., are extremely disappointed to report that Governor Jerry -LSB-...]

Two - Year Court Fight Over Hemp Foods in Final Stages Hemp Industries Association Files Brief to Keep Hemp Foods Legal

Hemp Industries Association (HIA)- Hemp industry trade organization fighting for a level playing field.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — U.S. COURT of APPEALS for the NINTH CIRCUIT — On Tuesday, June 24, the Hemp Industries Association (HIA), which represents the interests of the Hemp Industry and encourages the research and development of new hemp products, filed a brief in the Ninth Circuit asking for a review of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) «Final Rule» regarding hemp foods.

«In 2002 we were very close to achieving hemp legislation,» says Candi Penn, Executive Director of the Hemp Industries Association which represents over 300 member companies.

WASHINGTON, DC — The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) and Vote Hemp have announced plans for the fourth annual Hemp History Week to be held from June 3 - 9, 2013.

WASHINGTON, DC — The Hemp Industries Association (HIA), a non-profit trade association consisting of hundreds of hemp businesses, has released final estimates of the size of the U.S. retail market for hemp products in 2011.

Hemp History Week, June 3 - 9, 2013, is an industry - wide initiative of the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) and Vote Hemp.

The Hemp Industries Association contested these rules in court, and the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked their implementation.

«The mandate of the Ninth Circuit is final and their decision will now be the law of the land,» said Joseph Sandler, lead attorney for the Hemp Industries Association (HIA).

This is an archive of Vote Hemp and Hemp Industries Association documents.

The 5 Minute Guide to Industrial Hemp in New Zealand By the New Zealand Hemp Industries Association Inc. 1998, 67 pages.

HIA Hemp Facts Courtesy of the The Hemp Industries Association.

The Hemp Industries Association and others had challenged the rule, arguing that DEA overstepped its bounds by scheduling substances, such as cannabinoids, that were not classified as illicit under the Controlled Substances Act.

See the wide range of hemp products, and their makers, listed in the Hemp Industries Association's (HIA) Members Product Directory.

Last year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit confirmed that industrial hemp is legal to import for any use in Hemp Industries Association v. Drug Enforcement Administration; however, their ruling had no impact on farmers that want to grow industrial hemp for profit.

OCCIDENTAL, CA — The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) is pleased with the latest statistics on hemp markets and acreage from Canada.

This petition was started by Hemp Industries Association member Mina Hegaard, who is the owner of the hemp clothing company Minawear.

The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) is a non-profit trade association representing businesses, farmers, researchers and investors working with industrial hemp.

You can see the wide range of hemp products available, and their makers, listed in the Hemp Industries Association's (HIA) Members / Product Directory.

The Hemp Industries Association put out a great publication called Hemp is Hip, Hot and Happening, which has a great section on hemp foods that explains a lot.

In response, the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) and several other plaintiffs filed an «Urgent Motion for Stay» of the DEA interpretive rule, and on March 7, 2002, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay of the interpretive rule.

Please also see the statement Hemp Oil is Nutritional Food Grade Oil Pressed From Hemp Seed from the Hemp Industries Association for more information on this subject.

Market research obtained by the Hemp Industries Association (HIA), collected by the market research firm SPINS, was obtained from natural and conventional food retailers, excluding Whole Foods Market and certain other establishments, who do not provide sales data — and thus underestimates actual sales by a factor of at least three.

On March 28, 2003, the Hemp Industries Association, several hemp food and body care companies and the Organic Consumers Association filed an Urgent Motion for Stay in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

New Zealand Hemp Industries Association Membership based affiliate of the Hemp Industries Association.

If you're interested in learning more about the legal issues surrounding hemp, visit: Vote Hemp or The Hemp Industries Association.

The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) is at the forefront of the drive for fair and equal treatment of Industrial Hemp and the instigation of a level playing field on which to compete with other natural resources and synthetics.

If signed by Schwarzenegger, the Hemp Industries Association and Vote Hemp — the two groups that helped advise the Assemblymen who drafted the legislation — will seek to enjoin the Controlled Substances Act from interfering in the pilot program, said Patrick Goggin, California council with HIA and Vote Hemp.

The Hemp Industries Association says annual sales are nearly $ 300 million and are growing at an annual rate of about 10 percent.

The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) Few commercial interests ever make the kind of dramatic and ongoing progress achieved by Industrial Hemp over the past few years.

Proponents of the bill, such as the Hemp Industries Association and the nonprofit advocacy group Vote Hemp, argue that hemp products — including food, body care products and textiles — are a multimillion - dollar industry that could benefit California's economy by allowing the raw materials to be grown here instead of importing hemp from overseas.

WASHINGTON, DC — New market research obtained by Vote Hemp confirms that in the year since the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) successfully beat the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) attempt to ban nutritious hemp foods, sales of hemp foods have increased by at least 47 % overall.

WASHINGTON, DC — The Indoor Tanning Association (ITA) representing thousands of businesses and the Hemp Industries Association's (HIA) 200 member companies received written clarification this week from the United States Air Force Surgeon General's Office that hemp skin care products are «not prohibited» under a policy dating back to 2001 that bans ingestion of hemp foods by Air Force personnel.

On March 28, 2003 the Hemp Industries Association (HIA), several hemp food and cosmetic manufacturers and the Organic Consumers Association petitioned the Ninth Circuit to once again prevent the DEA from ending the legal sale of hemp seed and oil products in the U.S. Hemp advocates say that the public and Congress need to hear from outraged citizens.

Supporters of AB 1147 include: 1,300 members of the California Certified Organic Farmers; 199,546 members of the Sierra Club of California; City and County of San Francisco; Vote Hemp; 200 member companies of the Hemp Industries Association; North American Industrial Hemp Council; 50,000 California members of the Organic Consumers Association; Organic Ad Advisors; Alterna; Nutiva; Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps; Knoll Farms; Rainforest Action Network; Environmental Wholesale Products; Sweetgrass Natural Fibers; Hempy's; Hemp Traders; Heartsong Herbal Brewing Company; Burcaw Chiropractic; Robinson's Health Products; Luvland Farms Lavender; Alice's Mountain Market; CDM Corp; Heavenly Low Carb; PAD; J. Ginsberg & Associates; LivingFoods.com; Eagle Trust Union; Center for Healing; New Hope Natural Media; Salon Charisma; Whole Balance; Raw 4 Real; Hemp Sisters; Malu Healthcare; The Living Temple; StrictlyHemp.com; Eco Goods; French Meadow Bakery; and EnvironGentle.

In February of 2004, the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) won its three - year legal battle against the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA's) misguided attempt to ban safe and nutritious hemp foods.

The Hemp Industries Association, a trade group, estimates retail hemp product sales are about $ 600 million in the United States, with one - quarter of those sales coming from personal care products containing hemp ingredients.