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81-year old U.S. Hemp Prohibition Ends Today
December 20th, 2018 – Finally, 81 years after the United States Government began a prohibition on the lowly hemp plant, the 2018 Farm Bill, signed today by Donald Trump, removes hemp from the Controlled Substances Act. Woody Harrelson should be proud. While the main intent of the $867 billion Farm Bill’s is to fund crop…
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Film, TV Actor and Pothead Woody Harrelson’s Resurrection Welcomed
HOLLYWOOD, CA — Thank God this white man can jump – from near obscurity to filming, “Friends with Benefits” starring Justin Timberlake, SNL’s Andy Samberg and “That ‘70s Show” hottie Mila Kunis to an upcoming “Zombieland” sequel. Harrelson is back with a perma-grin. “Do you want to get the first question in while I’m still…
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The Time may be Right for Hemp Again
December 10, 2009 – Lexington, KY – In 1996, actor Woody Harrelson made a trip to Lee County, Ky., that got him arrested. He was actually there to bring attention to the value of industrial hemp by planting seeds in a local field. Surrounded by curious onlookers and the county sheriff, Harrelson planted four seeds…
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Hemp Advocate Woody Harrelson to Receive Honorary Doctorate
October 11, 2009 – York University in Toronto is conferring an honorary doctorate on actor Woody Harrelson for his work on environmental issues. Harrelson, now appearing in the movie Zombieland and coming up in the Canadian film Defendor, will get the accolade during convocation ceremonies Oct. 17, the university said in a news release. The…
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Hemp Celebrities: Woody Harrelson
August 15, 2009 – A celebrity that was green years before it was cool is Woody Harrelson. Harrelson has long been a supporter of the legalization of hemp. In fact, he was arrested in Kentucky back in 1996 for planting hemp seed. He eventually won the case even though the state law didn’t distinguish between…
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Woody Harrelson's view of hemp farming: strong fibres, and cuts pesticides
September 25 , 2008 – I’ve believed in hemp for a long time, since I read The Emperor Wears no Clothes by Jack Herer, who was a driving force in the hemp movement. I read the book in the mid-1990s and I read it as one of those environmentalists who saw hemp as this sustainable…