Columbia, Missouri, police respond to growing furor over SWAT team killing family pet during misdemeanor marijuana raid

"News of the Missouri SWAT raid and the video has gone viral and the Columbia Police Department is scrambling to put the spin on this"

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Ban on Industrial Hemp Results in High Prices and Lost Jobs

Read the Statement of Congressman Ron Paul, United States House of Representatives, Statement on Hemp History Week, May 6, 2010, given before congress.

"Madam Speaker, I rise to speak about Hemp History Week. To celebrate the American heritage of growing industrial hemp, the Hemp Industries Association, Vote Hemp, several American manufacturers, and allied companies and organizations have declared May 17 to May 23 to be Hemp History Week. Throughout the week, people will recognize America’s legacy of industrial hemp farming and call for reinstating respect for farmers’ basic right to grow industrial hemp."

Read the full statement here.

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Missouri SWAT team shoots family dog during raid over "small amount" of marijuana

In February of this year in Columbia, Missouri, SWAT team members, performing a night time raid on a private citizen's home, shoot and kill one of the homeowner's dogs and wounding another, while serving a search warrant that turns up a mere 1.3 grams of marijuana; a misdemeanor amount in Missouri. Click the link below to see the heart-wrenching video of the event.

Read the full article and watch the video here.

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