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Article: Farmers, Hemp Industry Leaders Arrested for Planting Industrial Hemp at DEA Headquarters in Act of Civil Disobedience to Protest 'Reefer Madness'

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October 13, 2009
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Contact: Ryan Fletcher, +1-202-641-0277, for Hemp Industries Association; or Adam Eidinger of Hemp Industries Association, +1- 202-744-2671

Fed Up Captains of Hemp Industry Plant Hemp Seed on DEA's Lawn With Ceremonial Shovels

DEA's Continued Blockade of State Industrial Hemp Programs Violates Common Sense as Well as Obama's Presidential Directive to Federal Agencies to Respect States' Rights

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At approximately 10 a.m. this morning, North Dakota farmer Wayne Hauge, Vermont farmer Will Allen, and fed up American entrepreneurs, who have dedicated their livelihoods to developing and marketing healthy, environmentally-friendly ...

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