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OKLAHOMA CITY - The state of Oklahoma says a local man can't use the word "hemp" on his license plate. They've denied Tom Walker's request for a personalized tag because the word "hemp" also refers to marijuana and therefore, "may be offensive to the general public."
Walker claims he's a political activist, not a pot head.
He said, "It's not about getting high. It's about saving the environment."
He wants to legalize industrial hemp, not pot.
While industrial hemp and marijuana are in the same species, they're largely different.
Industrial hemp is used to make biodegradable items like diapers, paper, food and clothing; it can't give you the high like marijuana can.
Criminal defense attorney Chad Moody claims the state also denied his civil liberties when it shot down his request for a similar specialized tag on his Volkswagen van.
"Anything that questions the government does not get to be placed on a license tag," Moody said. "If they're going to let certain people have certain political view points expressed on their license tag and not let other political viewpoints be expressed, then that's discriminatory by way of the 14th Amendment."
Tom Walker has appealed the state's decision.
He'll plead his case at a hearing this week.
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Walker claims he's a political activist, not a pot head.
He said, "It's not about getting high. It's about saving the environment."
He wants to legalize industrial hemp, not pot.
While industrial hemp and marijuana are in the same species, they're largely different.
Industrial hemp is used to make biodegradable items like diapers, paper, food and clothing; it can't give you the high like marijuana can.
Criminal defense attorney Chad Moody claims the state also denied his civil liberties when it shot down his request for a similar specialized tag on his Volkswagen van.
"Anything that questions the government does not get to be placed on a license tag," Moody said. "If they're going to let certain people have certain political view points expressed on their license tag and not let other political viewpoints be expressed, then that's discriminatory by way of the 14th Amendment."
Tom Walker has appealed the state's decision.
He'll plead his case at a hearing this week.
NewsHawk: MedicalNeed: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: news.mywebpal.com
Author: Scott Hines
Contact: webmaster@mywebpal.com
Copyright: 1998-2010 MyWebPal.com
Website:Alva Review/Courier
