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US HI: Hemp Advocate Wins Around In Civil-Rights Suit
ccguide Sunday 16 Jan 2000 Pubdate: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin (HI) Copyright: 2000 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Contact: Address: P.O. Box 3080, Honolulu, Hawaii 96802 Fax: (808) 523-8509 Feedback: http://starbulletin.com/forms/letterform.html Website: http://www.starbulletin.com/ HEMP ADVOCATE WINS AROUND IN CIVIL-RIGHTS SUIT Federal Judge David Ezra has ruled that Big Island hemp advocate Aaron Anderson's civil-rights lawsuit against Hawaii County may include evidence of profits lost by a hemp business cut short by police action. In 1991, police seized 25 pounds of bird feed containing sterilized hemp seeds which had been legally imported from China. A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration official testified later that the seeds were legal under federal law. Anderson said he bought the seed for human food products. When he was tried by the Hawaii County prosecutor's office for possession of marijuana, the case ended in a hung jury. The deputy prosecutor handling his case, Kay Iopa, stated in court that Anderson was prosecuted because he was an outspoken marijuana legalization advocate. Anderson sued the county for alleged violation of his civil rights. On Monday, Ezra rejected the argument of county attorney Steven Christensen that all hemp products are illegal in Hawaii, opening the way for testimony on economic harm to Anderson, said his attorney, Steven Strauss. Ezra refused to hear Anderson's claims that the county maliciously prosecuted him for possessing the seeds. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake
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