email GOV. Schwarzenegger to enourage approval of hemp bill

September 14, 2007 | By efg In Green Politics, Hemp |

From:
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Editorial

Governor - please sign here

San Francisco Chronicle

Friday, September 14, 2007

GOV. Arnold Schwarzenegger moved to make California roads a bit safer
Thursday by signing SB33, by Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto. That
bill will make it illegal for drivers under the age of 18 to use a
cell phone, text-message device, laptop or pager. The new
restrictions will go into effect July 1, 2008.

Even though legislators remain in special session on two of the
year’s biggest issues - health care and water - they produced enough
measures in the regular session to keep the governor busy in the
coming weeks. As of Thursday, he had 188 bills awaiting his signature
or veto.

In the spirit of public service, we offer the governor a reminder of
our positions on some of the bills awaiting his verdict. These
measures merit his signature:

[snip]

– AB684, by Leno, would establish a 5-year, 4-county pilot project
for hemp farming. This should provide enough time for those who don’t
know the characteristics of hemp to ease their concerns. It’s not a
drug; it is a plant with many uses and many economic opportunities
for the state.

You can express your views to Schwarzenegger via e-mail at
governor@governor.ca.gov.

This article appeared on page B - 10 of the San Francisco Chronicle