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Article: CRACKDOWN ON HEMP A NEW FEDERAL RULE BANS HEMP FOODS CONTAINING TRACES OF THC, THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN MARIJUANA.(BUSINESS)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- November 8, 2001
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Byline: Deborah Kades Business reporter
Stores selling hemp granola are no different from dealers peddling heroin under a new federal rule ordering retailers to pull many hemp foods from their shelves.
Local merchants say the rule will not make much of a dent in their revenues, but may deprive consumers of a promising source of nutrition.
The rule was issued Oct. 9 by the Drug Enforcement Agency. It states that hemp foods -- such as granola, ice cream and snack bars -- may not be manufactured or sold if they contain any traces of TetraHydraCannibinol, or THC. THC is a schedule I controlled substance and is the active ingredient in marijuana.
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