The American Kennel Club has posted a statement on their website expressing their opposition to California SB 236 requiring all dogs and cats to be microchipped. CAR has enrolled over 150,000 microchipped or tattooed cats to date. They believe in the value of microchipping, but are against mandatory microchipping. The production of industrial hemp is currently legal in more than 25 countries including Canada, France, Germany, and China and more than twelve states have passed or are in the process of passing legislation to legalize industrial hemp. We simply have to deal rationally rather than hysterically with a crop whose promise is great and time has come.
Industrial hemp is a versatile crop that has a number of uses and requires very little maintenance.
Virtually all parts of the plant can be used to produce a number of products like paper, textiles, food, building materials, and a variety of other industrial and technical products including fuel. In addition to its uses, industrial hemp also boasts an agricultural benefit because it is a significant rotation crop with an ability to reduce pests and weed growth and to boost the yields of the primary crop. California's climate would allow for three harvestable crops a year. Lockyer defends Prop 215, clearly stating that federalism gives states the control over this issue, trumping the federal laws. Tear out the middle insert, which has a proxy ballot form for the Board of Directors, and vote for the Libertarian slate.