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U.S:Petition seeks OK for hemp in energy research Cy Ryan Las Vegas Sun Thursday 15 May 2008 An initiative petition has been filed to allow the Desert Research Institute at the University of Nevada, Reno, to research industrial hemp as a source of biomass for energy. “Hemp is not marijuana,” said Kathryn Whitman, president of Hemp for Fuel Inc. It is, however, a form of Cannabis sativa. And Nevada law defines marijuana as “all parts of any plant of the genus Cannabis.” Whitman, a Reno businesswoman, said industrial hemp was used in World Wars I and II by the military for such things as sealant on ships and in uniforms. Nevada “has a responsibility to provide us with clean renewal energy and has the duty to promote any research that will help us to this goal,” she said. DRI spokesman Greg Bortolin said the institute is studying such items as wood chips, pinyon pine and peanut shells as possible energy sources. Hemp “could well be another biomass,” he said. Biomass is any organic matter available on a renewable basis, such as agricultural crops and waste, wood and wood wastes, animal wastes, municipal wastes and aquatic plants. Petition backers would have to gather 58,628 signatures of registered voters before Nov. 11 to try to change the law. If they succeed, the petition will be presented to the 2009 Legislature, which will have 40 days to approve or reject it. If the petition is not approved, it will appear on the 2010 ballot. The Legislature, if it rejects the plan, also could submit an alternative proposal to voters, with the measure receiving more votes becoming law. A proposed constitutional amendment to permit possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana was defeated in 2006, 56 percent to 44 percent http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/may/15/petition-seeks-ok-hemp-energy-research/
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