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Article: Foods Containing Hemp Face Impending DEA Ban.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- March 28, 2003
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By Frank Green, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Mar. 28--The use of hemp in corn chips, frozen waffles and other foodstuffs will be nipped in the bud next month under a new ruling by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Any cannabis products intended for human consumption will not be allowed to be manufactured or sold after April 21, the agency said yesterday.
A trade group representing dozens of companies that mix hemp oils and fiber into their products including San Diego County-based Govinda's Fitness Foods and Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap said it plans to file a brief today in the 9th Circuit Court of ...