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Fly by night

(5,265 posts) Thu Apr 9, 2015, 08:13 AM Apr 2015

My KY Earth Day Talk: Med Pot's Role in 21st Century Ag

Good morning, all y'all. I'm almost never here these days, what with blueberry farming and medical cannabis politicking here in Tennessee. But I did want y'all to know about this upcoming event, in case any of you TN and KY DUers can come.

I suspect it will be the first Earth Day keynote anywhere to focus entirely on medical cannabis and its role in creating the earth we want. Should be a good time. I hope it's well attended. (The presentation will be filmed and posted online.)

What a long, strange trip it's been.
Thank the Goddess
Now back to the Garden.
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"The Role of Medical Cannabis in 21st Century Agriculture"

Bernie Ellis, MA, MPH
Tennessee epidemiologist, farmer,
author and medical cannabis activist

Western Kentucky University
Earth Day celebration
Friday, April 17th, 6:30 pm

Corsair Distillary
400 E. Main Ave.
Bowling Green, KY 42101

I will be presenting information from the hour-long presentation I gave to the TN Department of Agriculture senior staff last September.

I hope you folks will help spread the word in middle Tennessee and Kentucky. Thanks kindly.

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My KY Earth Day Talk: Med Pot's Role in 21st Century Ag (Original Post) Fly by night Apr 2015 OP

Have a great day Bernie madokie Apr 2015 #1

Thanks. Couldn't be better in my TN deep holler home Fly by night Apr 2015 #2

Maybe some morel mushrooms too madokie Apr 2015 #3

The bountious time is upon us. Fly by night Apr 2015 #9

sounds great! handmade34 Apr 2015 #4

Awesome! blackspade Apr 2015 #5

K & R to spread the word. mountain grammy Apr 2015 #6

Free hemp ... and send it packing to the upper Midwest. Fly by night Apr 2015 #7

good on ya!! nt navarth Apr 2015 #8

Good luck, Bernie Smithryee Apr 2015 #10

madokie

(51,076 posts)

1. Have a great day Bernie

Reply to Fly by night (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 08:17 AM

Apr 2015

you've been missed around these parts of late. I hope the world is treating you right

Fly by night

(5,265 posts)

2. Thanks. Couldn't be better in my TN deep holler home

Reply to madokie (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 08:21 AM

Apr 2015

Blueberries and redbud in bloom.

And all that.

madokie

(51,076 posts)

3. Maybe some morel mushrooms too

Reply to Fly by night (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 08:24 AM

Apr 2015

we're in our season for them here in northeast oklahoma

Fly by night

(5,265 posts)

9. The bountious time is upon us.

Reply to madokie (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 02:05 PM

Apr 2015

Always glad to see it.

handmade34

(22,759 posts)

4. sounds great!

Reply to Fly by night (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 08:26 AM

Apr 2015

blackspade

(10,056 posts)

5. Awesome!

Reply to Fly by night (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 08:57 AM

Apr 2015

I'll let my folks know as well!

mountain grammy

(26,661 posts)

6. K & R to spread the word.

Reply to Fly by night (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 10:18 AM

Apr 2015

I hope they are studying the hemp plant as a whole. Hemp is one of nature's miracles, like bamboo without the benefits.

Fly by night

(5,265 posts)

7. Free hemp ... and send it packing to the upper Midwest.

Reply to mountain grammy (Reply #6)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 10:55 AM

Apr 2015

I fully support hemp production but I do not want it within 200 miles upwind of me. Industrial hemp produces up to 40 tons of pollen per acre and that wind blown pollen can go a long way. If it comes in contact with a sensimilla mmj plant, it shuts down the process which makes the mmj plant so useful.

Industrial hemp will be the major biohazard for mmj production going forward. So free hemp ... and buy it a one way bus ticket to Des Moines, where feral hemp already makes mmj production impractical.

navarth

(5,927 posts)

8. good on ya!! nt

Reply to Fly by night (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 11:08 AM

Apr 2015

Smithryee

(157 posts)

10. Good luck, Bernie

Reply to Fly by night (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 02:52 PM

Apr 2015

I hope you achieve what you seek out - and I wholly support MMJ and legal pot - and fortunate to live in a state where it is as such.

I agree that MMJ does have its top values, especially CBD which has been doing wonders for my back.

I'm currently in a state north of you (at least if my geography is right), so will return home in a few days and get the CBD back on as my body supply is out.

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