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Major Court Victory for Hemp Foods

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

On October 9th, 2001, Nutiva, along with the Hemp Industries Association, sued the US DEA in the Federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. In June,  2003 the Court issued a verdict striking down DEA’s proposed “interim” rule making.

The 9th Circuit Court heard the entire case of the “final” DEA  rules on September 17, 2003.  On February 6, 2004 the Court ruled in favor of the hemp foods industry 3-0, throwing out DEA’s proposed rules which would have banned the sale of an entire class of foods.

“Congress knew what it was doing, and its intent to exclude non-psychoactive hemp from (DEA) regulation is entirely clear,” Judge Betty Fletcher wrote for the court.

“I am jazzed. It’s a great legal victory that affirms Americans’ rights to enjoy hemp foods and oil,” says John W. Roulac, hemp author and founding president of hemp food manufacturer, Nutiva.

The DEA has the legal option to appeal the case to the US Supreme Court, so stay tuned over the next few months for developments.

U.S. Ban of Hemp Foods Is Rejected – LA Times, Feb. 07, 2004

Major Victory for Hemp foods Industry – April 18, 2003

To download a hardcopy of the April 16, 2003 court ruling -please  visit VoteHemp.com

Nutiva Responds to DEA – March 31, 2003

Legal Motion to Stay filed in San Francisco 9th Circuit Court -
March 28, 2003 – PDF File

DEA Issues Final Rules – March 21, 2003

What you can do to help hemp:

Please keep buying hemp food products to support the hemp industry.

Encourage your local retailer to continue to stock hemp food products.

Contact your US Senator and Congressperson and request that this unconstitutional DEA attempt to ban hemp foods be stopped immediately.

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