History of Hemp Industries Association:
- Established in 1994 by 45 U.S. hemp industry companies.
- Chris Conrad was the first president.
- Membership grew to over 200 by 1998.
- Acquired Lyster Dewey’s diaries in 2010 for display during Hemp History Week.
- Executive Director Eric Steenstra clarified in 2014 that hemp seed oil is not a source of CBD.
Legal Battles with DEA:
- DEA declared hempseed products with THC traces as seizable contraband in 2001.
- HIA, Organic Consumers Association, and companies sued DEA in 2003.
- Ninth Circuit Court ruled in favor of HIA in 2004.
- Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal in 2004.
- Settlement between HIA and DEA was reached in 2018.
References:
- Deardorff, Julie (1995). Hemp Dreams. Chicago Tribune.
- Brown, David (1998). Cannabis: The Genus Cannabis. CRC Press.
- Conrad, Christopher P. M. (2013). Curriculum Vitae as a court-qualified expert witness.
- Sloman, Larry Ratso (1998). Reefer Madness: A History of Marijuana.
- Roig-Franzia, Manuel (2010). Hemp fans look toward Lyster Dewey’s past.
External Links and Affiliations:
- Associated with agricultural marketing organizations and cannabis industry trade associations.
- Focuses on agricultural marketing in the United States.
- Established in 1994 within the cannabis industry.
- Affiliated with cannabis cultivation and trade associations in the U.S.
Information on Legal Cases:
- DEA Hemp Food Rules.
- Hemp Wars: Inside the Fight for Federally Legal CBD.
- Hemp Industries Association USA LLC V. Drug Enforcement Administration.
- U.S. Hemp Industry Wins Battle with DEA.
- Settlement between Hemp Industries Association and DEA.
Hemp Industries Association Data Sources
| Reference | URL |
|---|---|
| Glossary | https:/glossary/hemp-industries-association |
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemp_Industries_Association |
| Wikidata | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5712607 |
| Knowledge Graph | https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cscrx |
| DBPedia | http://dbpedia.org/resource/Hemp_Industries_Association |
| Product Ontology | http://www.productontology.org/id/Hemp_Industries_Association |