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HIS-TORY Hempzels In the News Media

I was featured in the Lancaster County New Era in 1997 - 20 years ago at the ECO-AG Conference in the Lancaster Host Resort - a little bit of history - more to be added near the end - 

HempCar Pioneers Grayson & Kellie Sigler Hempzelized on the way to 13,000 miles on hemp bio diesel fuel pre-911

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Wow - thanks to Ron Harper & friends for taping a small event held July 2001 - 3 months before 911, on Steve Groffs famous No-til farm in Southern Lancaster County Pennsylvania. I met Grayson & Kellei Sigler at an event in Washington DC & encouraged them to come up to Hempfield Township Pennsylvania. They were just as upset about the possibilaty of banning hemp foods Here is some rough footage of me greeting the car as it pulled in & tuned down. Kelly & Grayson also speak about their journey - they ultimately went over their 13,000 mile goal & traveled around the US & through Canada coming back to Washington DC - visit more at www.hempcar.org - Pictured below Maggie a friend of the Burkholder hemp fans - Hempzels didn't supply $$ to the event, just time, connections, inspiration and motivation on their journey of 13,000 miles. I am happy to have played a small part in this historic event PRE 911 world. Download their flyer (www.hempcar.org has recently been deleted? sad - 7/11/17)

The hemp car arrives at Steve Groffs No-Til Farm - Shawn meet's the car & Grayson & Kelli Zeigler tell us about this journey - PRE - 911....

Hemp Car

 Shawn's introduction speech -

 

Don't Hemp Me In. Article February 2002

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http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/02.06.02/hemp-0206.html

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Don't Hemp Me In

Hands off those hemp chips--the DEA has declared them illegal

By Rebecca Patt

FROZEN WAFFLES are the latest targets of the War on Drugs.

This news may come as a surprise to consumers, unless of course they've read pages 51,539 through 51,544 in the Federal Register.

The Drug Enforcement Agency now views a variety of hemp food products containing trace amounts of tetrahydrocannabinols--or THC--as Schedule I narcotics: in other words the same as heroin, under the Controlled Substances Act.

The newly outlawed foods are all commonly available at local health food stores and include veggie burgers, pretzels, salad oil, beer, cheese, chips, soda--in short, any food that contains hemp seed as an ingredient.

Read more: Don't Hemp Me In. Article February 2002

LA Times Article About Hemp Ban 2003

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2003 - April Published earlier I got a call from an Los Angeles Times newspaper reporter during the time that we were raising a ruckus about this arbitrary rule, the DEA was telling us to get rid of our hemp seed. We shipped out some Sourdough Hempzels & here it is in part of the article. 

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  3. Students Compete for pretzel design
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Hemp Heals Music Fest 2012 Shawn of Hempzels Speaks

<p> Off the cuff I was honored to be one of the speakers for the East Coast Hemp Heals Event instigated by Riles Cote a former Philadelphia Flyer - the "Enforcer" who is a firm believer in hemp for healing. My talk to the crowd - thanks Les Stark for capturing this moment in 2012 - I spoke again in 2013 - if you have a copy - contact us. Thanks.

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