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...hemp is rich in nutrients and essential fatty acids, beer containing this fibrous plant is good for what ales you. It is also controversial. The hemp used in the beer has a very low narcotic content, but because the plant is of the same species as marijuana some governments prohibit its cultivation. In other countries laws are slowly changing, allowing the import of the beer and other drinks and foods containing hemp extracts, provided that the percentage of thc - the ingredient responsible for the "high" - remains within the 0.2% limit imposed by the European Union in 2002. Now several small...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Brew | 1/12/2003 | See Source »

...resistance to civil rights was low-key but consistent. He supported a constitutional amendment in 1979 to prohibit school busing, but it failed. In 1981 Lott persuaded President Reagan to support tax exemptions for racially segregated private schools, a shift in federal policy. Lott also filed his brief with the Supreme Court, defending the tax-exempt status of Bob Jones University, arguing that "racial discrimination does not always violate public policy." The court sided against Lott and the school. In 1982 Lott voted against extension of the Voting Rights Act, but it passed into law. In 1983, he voted against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tripped Up By History | 12/23/2002 | See Source »

...attending his last lecture before heading off to Cancun for vacation, was somehow left with the idea that Wrangham was encouraging baboon-human crossbreeding. Felix is currently being held in a small cell near the Cancun Zoo primate house as confused prosecutors attempt to figure out exactly which statutes prohibit ape-raping...

Author: By Ben D. Mathis-lilley and Ben C. Wasserstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: GOSSIP GUY SPECIAL | 12/12/2002 | See Source »

...violations come as a blow to Darst, who had already been cited for violating rules that prohibit early campaigning. According to Monteiro, Darst’s spending limit now stands at $58—a starting point substantially lower than other candidates?...

Author: By Alexander J. Blenkinsopp, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fines, Withdrawal Kick Off Elections | 12/3/2002 | See Source »

...addition, UNMOVIC has the authority to interview Iraqi government scientists without having an official Iraqi minder present and, as a last resort, can fly the scientists and their families out of the country for questioning. It can also order the "freezing" of suspect facilities, which would prohibit any movement to or from a site during an inspection. "There were times when we came to a building and the Iraqis were running out the back door," says Melissa Fleming, an iaea spokeswoman. "That should not happen now." The best news for the inspectors may be that this time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: To Catch A Cheat | 11/25/2002 | See Source »

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