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hemplog[0]='<span class=hemplogdate>10\/5\/06:<\/span> <b><i>Ok. So it came as little surprise. The fact of the matter is, like it or not, he\'s right. It\'s what we in the Hawaii Project tried to make clear: the <u>problem<\/u> is on the Federal level. The best intentions at the State level are trumped at the Federal level. It\'s there we meet Leviathan. So far the hemp community has danced around the painful reality that eventually they\'ll have to confront the DEA, to confront the whole "drug" law bureaucracy, challenge it\'s vey existence and do so in a frontal assault. <br \/>For the archive, here\'s the <a href="http:\/\/gov.ca.gov\/pdf\/press\/ab_1147_veto.pdf" target="_blank">Guvernator\'s statement.</a><br \/><br \/>';
hemplog[1]='<span class=hemplogdate>9\/15\/06:<\/span> <b><i>The California Industrial Hemp Farming Act<\/i><\/b> (AB1147) is awaiting Gov. Schwarzenegger\'s signature. Dr. Dave wrote to encourage him. You can too. Deadline is last week of Sept.  <a href="hemplog\/CAhempbillAB1147.pdf">Dear Governor Schwarzenegger<\/a><br \/><br \/>';
hemplog[2]='<span class=hemplogdate>5\/17\/06:<\/span> The decision in the White Plume case has come down. Read it (pdf) here: <a href="http://www.gametec.com/hemp/hemplog\/whiteplume.pdf">White Plume Hemp Appeals Court Ruling<\/a><br /><br \/>';
hemplog[3]='<span class=hemplogdate>3\/22\/06:<\/span> Researchers at U. Minnesota have identified dna tags that effectively differentiate agronomic from horticultural strains of cannabis. Their paper (pdf) can be found here: <a href="http:\/\/geo.cbs.umn.edu\/Datwyler&Weiblen2006.pdf">Genetic Variation in Hemp and Marijuana According to AFLP<\/a><br \/> This could be used to make a "pregnancy test" for cannabis. What will the DEA\'s excuse be now?<br \/><br \/>';
hemplog[4]='<span class=hemplogdate>3\/18\/06:<\/span> Hemp on <b><i>The Splendid Table<\/i><\/b>. Have a listen:';