I know someone who is going to try hemp oil!

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure how to say this -so just in case I'll just say that I

know someone who drove to Boca Raton today to purchase some hemp

seed oil for her apraxic and her ADHD child. Here is what happened

so far as told to me by a very close source:

The store Hemp Factory was not in a back alley somewhere -it was in

a crowded mini-mall of stores next to a chocolate shop, a

Laundromat, and a Mexican restaurant. The hemp products were not

hidden -far from it -they were all on display. Actually the

name " Hemp Factory " was the name of the store -so if selling or

eating hemp is illegal in Boca Raton Florida -which the owner Ira assured this

person it's not -then it was the strangest illegal shop I've ever

seen -especially since it was just featured in the local news!

There were many people coming into the store to buy things -my

source observed. (at first she was afraid to enter the store

even!) Ira told this person a few things to share here with the

group:

1. The reason hemp seeds have a stigma is that you used to pick up

small amounts of THC on the hemp seeds because even though they

don't contain any THC -during processing some of the THC from the

plant would rub off on the seed. For this reason for the past few

years hemp was considered illegal and fell out of fashion -however,

just recently - they have changed the way the hemp seeds are

processed and all the THC is now washed off now before the seed is

processed or added to foods. So no more chance of testing positive

for drugs when eating hemp seed products I was told -hemp seeds have zero THC.

2. Ira never heard of apraxia -had no comment about autism either -

but knew parents who were using the hemp oil for their child's ADHD

with success. He knew more about other conditions that we all know

are researched to be helped by EFAs such as heart disease etc.

3. You can make just about anything out of hemp it seems -outside

of the food -everything that was in this store from clothes and wallets

and rope to jewelry, and even furniture were made of hemp! Is it really true

that

hemp is also the perfect cleanest source of energy?

4. My good source (probably because she asked too many questions)

was referred to purchase a copy of the book The Emperor Wears No Clothes: The

Authoritative Historical Record of Cannabis and the Conspiracy

Against Marijuana written by (she was told the guru of hemp) Jack

Herer (and all the copies in this store were autographed by Jack

Herer) She had planned on only purchasing hemp seed oil and perhaps

tea bags -but while in the Hemp Factory she got a bit carried away

and purchased a variety of foods, soaps, moisturizers -and even an

EFA oil shampoo and conditioner that actually didn't smell like fish

at all! Ira tried to talk her into some new hemp clothes too -but

she passed on that for now anyway.

5. On the way from Boca Raton back home -my good source meant not

to eat all of the Nutiva Hempseed original organic bar

http://www.nutiva.com -but it was a long ride -and the Nutiva

Hempseed original organic bar was just so good. She decided her

kids wouldn't eat this one anyway since they don't like nuts.

6. My source then tried the Hempzels Crunchy Sesame hand rolled

pretzels (she had not eaten lunch) -and fortunately didn't finish

the bag of them too -but not finishing this delicious small bag of pretzels

took much willpower. She had noted in the store that on the bag it

said " This package contains Hemp Seed that has been tested in

accordance with Health Canada and USDA guidelines and contains 0%

THC. " hmmm -maybe she can let everyone know who she is? No -she

decided to wait, but wanted to pass this website on too -

http://www.hempzels.com Very good stuff!

7. My source then of course had to try the Hempzels Blueberry Hemp

Crunch Granola -it was good -but not as good as the other two. Good

if you like Granola.

8. She reported not feeling any change in mood or anything even

though she had not eaten much all day except now hemp foods. She

decided this was a good sign so far that she could try this with her

children -after she tries the oil herself and talks to her child's

MD.

She purchased the hemp seed oil because she wants to see if it helps

with her one son's constipation (which hemp seed is reported to do)

without compromising her son's ability to speak which other

laxatives did. She's also curious about the reports of improvements

in speech and motor planning with this high EFA hemp seed oil -and

I'm sure she will let all of you know as soon as she has any updates

to share. For anyone that is curious -the oil had a label that said

it was from http://www.hempoilcan.com

For those of you in Florida -or for those of you who want to call

Ira yourself (he promised to my source he hand ships anywhere for

his customers through USPS or UPS -and that is " no problem at all -I

do it all the time " )

Ira Schneider

Hemp Factory, (561) 367-1636, 503 NE 20th St, Boca Raton, FL 33431

Here again is the recent article about Ira Schneider and the Hemp

Factory (modern day Willie Wonka or what?!)

http://www.bocaratonnews.com/index.php?src=news & category=LOCAL%20NEWS & prid=6083

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[Guest guest]

The reason hemp seeds have a stigma is that you used to pick up

small amounts of THC on the hemp seeds because even though they

don't contain any THC -during processing some of the THC from the

plant would rub off on the seed.

HEY LISA!!! I LOVED using Hemp oil, and we were very sorry to have to

stop...but I DID test positive and hubby, as an RPN couldn't take the chance

Since this was 2 years ago maybe this was before the time that they started

processing differently to prevent this. I know my dr was stumped...I am not

a pot smoker...don't sit in rooms with pot smokers, etc ,etc. She actually

called the manufacturer of the drug screen that I took to see if they had

ever heard of this before and to make them aware of my positive result. I

would love to use hemp oil again. Is there any way to find out if ALL

manufacturers have changed the way that they manufacture the oil, and also,

when they started changing the way they manufacture. I would love to know

if this could have been what happened in my case.

Annemarie

[Guest guest]

Annmarie -what results did you notice from hemp that you loved? I'm not an

expert at all on this -it seems those from our group in countries

outside the US are.

" Is there any way to find out if ALL

> manufacturers have changed the way that they manufacture the oil "

My contact that went to the Hemp Factory in Florida said yes. Here is some

info I found online:

The pretzels from the Pennsylvania Dutch County of Lancaster PA -

Hempzels say 100% THC free right on the bag http://www.hempzels.com

There is contact info right on this site -so it may not be a bad

idea to ask them? I seems they are part of the fight against those

that are trying to still outlaw hemp in food (and even shampoo!) -in

spite of the change in how it's now manufactured without the trace

of THC being picked up. Again -hemp seeds themselves do not contain

THC. http://www.votehemp.com/PDF/hiafinalrules_motion.pdf

Hempzels Pretzels, Lancaster, Pa, Ph: 1-800-873-4367, Fax: (717) 354-

2335, hempzels1@...

This US site has much information on THC (and the lack of it in the

healthy hemp seed) http://www.thehempnut.com/ and here is an

article from this site about THC http://www.thehempnut.com/thc.htm

Another US companies you can question

Lenda Hand, Shelter Cove, California, (707) 986 7759

hempfood@...

Most places selling hemp seeds I found were in Canada -and they also

state 100% THC free too like this one:

" Hulled. The absolute best of its kind. Not all hemp seeds are

equal. Ours is organic, raw, potent, and 100% THC-free! None of the

goodness has been taken out; none of the live enzymes has been

killed. Nutty, tasty, rich, delicious (taste varies slightly from

batch to batch, depending on the humidity and moisture level of each

particular harvesting season). Grown in Canada and packaged in

Canada and the US. " http://www.rawganique.com/Food.htm

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[Guest guest]

what results did you notice from hemp that you loved

,

I read that they were great for focus, concentration, eczema and was good

for people with allergies...which my family has millions of. It did all of

that and more...I had much better ability to focus, my kids eczema cleared

up, my PMS was way better. I loved it. When we stopped, that was when my

oldest with the communication impairment was really struggling with the

language aspect of high school. I don't know if stopping hurt him but I do

know when I put fish oil back in 2 years later we noticed dramatic

improvements in speech. For some reason, though, my kids would take the

hemp oil no problem, but the fish oil is harder to get them to take. If

you start to use hemp oil are you going to keep using the fish oil with it?

Or just try the hemp alone?

Annemarie

Silver and gold are purified by fire, but God purifies hearts.

[Guest guest]

" For some reason, though, my kids would take the hemp oil no

problem, but the fish oil is harder to get them to take. If you

start to use hemp oil are you going to keep using the fish oil with

it "

Hi Annmarie!

I don't want to say if I'm trying it since here in the US the Drug

Enforement Agency (DEA) is trying to make the use of any type of

hemp in food illegal -and the only reason it isn't is because it's

being fought right now. This is why I state if you want to try it

now would be the time while it is still legal. This way as a group

if we find it does help we can fight to make it legal here for the

sake of those that need it.

I can tell you through my contact that by giving both the fish and

the hemp oil the dosage of EFAs went up to much -which she knows

because there was a slight regression-but not severe like with laxatives -and it

appears to be working for his constipation (!!!). She's working on getting the

right formula with the mixture of hemp and fish oil and will let us know what

works! To answer in short

however yes she is using both -the fish oil has EPA which she

believes is greatly needed as well.

Until the DEA changes the tune -my contact doesn't want her name used.

News Release [print friendly page]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 28, 2003

DEA Statement on THC in

Cannabis Food Products in Light of Ongoing Litigation

On March 21, 2003, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

published two final rules to clarify the legal status of products

derived from the cannabis plant, which are referred to by some

members of the public as " hemp " products. These rules are currently

the subject of litigation in the United States Court of Appeals for

the Ninth Circuit in Hemp Industries, et al. v. DEA, No. 03-71366.

This statement is being released in response to inquiries from

members of the public and the media.

Background - The rules that DEA published in the Federal Register on

March 21, 2003 serve two main purposes. The first purpose is to

clarify that, under federal law, anything that contains any quantity

of tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) is a schedule I controlled substance,

except for products that have been approved for medical use by the

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (e.g., Marinol®, which is listed

in schedule III) or products that DEA has exempted from control by

regulation. THC is an hallucinogenic substance found in the cannabis

plant. The second purpose of the rules is to exempt from control

cannabis-derived products that do not cause THC to enter the human

body, such as paper, rope, clothing, animal feed mixtures, soaps,

and shampoos. In this respect, the rules strike a fair balance

between allowing the continued use of legitimate industrial products

while maintaining the long-standing disallowance under federal law

of human consumption of schedule I controlled substances.

It is not clear whether all " hemp " food products contain THC. Some

members of the " hemp " industry have applauded the DEA rules and

asserted that modern, sound manufacturing methods remove all THC

from food products. Other " hemp " food companies claim, however, that

their products do contain THC. In light of this disagreement within

the " hemp " food business, it important to emphasize, as DEA stated

in the rules, that the mere fact that a product has the word " hemp "

on the label does not automatically mean that the product contains

THC. What matters is whether the product actually contains THC. If

the product says " hemp " on the label but contains no THC, it is not

a controlled substance and not prohibited under the rules. But if a

food product does contain THC, then regardless of the label, the

product is prohibited under federal law.

The Ongoing Litigation - Some companies who claim that their food

products contain THC have petitioned the United States Court of

Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to review the DEA rules to determine

whether they are legally proper. As DEA has explained in its briefs

filed with the court, the rules are legally proper because they

comply fully with the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and the

Administrative Procedure Act (APA), which is the law governing all

agency regulations. The rules comport with the CSA because they

follow directly from the words used by Congress to address THC when

the CSA was enacted in 1970: that any item that contains " any

quantity " of THC is a schedule I controlled substance unless DEA has

exempted the item from control or listed it in another schedule

based on an FDA-approved medical use. The rules comply with the APA

because DEA published the rules in proposed form in October 2001,

allowed all members of the public to comment, considered each of the

comments, and addressed the comments in the text accompanying the

final rules.

Although the court has not yet addressed the merits of this appeal,

the court did grant the petitioners' request to stay the rules

pending a decision by the court on the merits. DEA will abide by the

stay for as long as it remains in effect. At the same time, DEA

believes that the rules are legally sound and will be upheld by the

courts when the merits of the appeal are finally addressed. Any

person who manufactures, distributes, or possesses a food product

that contains THC should be aware that the court in the ongoing

litigation has not yet addressed the merits of the appeal and that

DEA may eventually be upheld in clarifying that such conduct is

illegal under the CSA and has been so since the law was enacted in

1970.

The full text of the rules can be found on DEA's website,

www.dea.gov.

For more information, please contact the DEA Office of Public

Affairs at (202) 307-7977.

http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/pressrel/pr042803.html

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