Eradication of Marijuana with Paraquat: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, First Session ... October 5 and November 17, 1983 |
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... aircraft . But as with all herbicides , paraquat is toxic . In fact , five to six people die each year because of ingesting paraquat , but 90 percent of these are suicides according to our U.S. National Center for Health Statistics ...
... aircraft . But as with all herbicides , paraquat is toxic . In fact , five to six people die each year because of ingesting paraquat , but 90 percent of these are suicides according to our U.S. National Center for Health Statistics ...
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... aircraft support to the state and local law enforcement officers . The Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco and Firearms is also assisting . Since 1981 when seven states participated , the cooperative eradication program has expanded rapidly to ...
... aircraft support to the state and local law enforcement officers . The Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco and Firearms is also assisting . Since 1981 when seven states participated , the cooperative eradication program has expanded rapidly to ...
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... aircraft resources to support their efforts . The vast majority of domestic cannabis in this country is destroyed manually , a process which is an extremely labor intensive law enforcement activity . Plot sites are often remote , in ...
... aircraft resources to support their efforts . The vast majority of domestic cannabis in this country is destroyed manually , a process which is an extremely labor intensive law enforcement activity . Plot sites are often remote , in ...
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... aircraft to complement state and local air surveil- lance efforts . The importance of aircraft in the eradication / suppression effort cannot be overstated ; of the 481 missions flown by DEA in support of the program in 1982 , 82 ...
... aircraft to complement state and local air surveil- lance efforts . The importance of aircraft in the eradication / suppression effort cannot be overstated ; of the 481 missions flown by DEA in support of the program in 1982 , 82 ...
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... aircraft helped any . We also looked at additives . We used such things as surface- active agents , such as X - 77 , and we used polymers that are very popularly used at the present time , to produce very large drops . Neither of these ...
... aircraft helped any . We also looked at additives . We used such things as surface- active agents , such as X - 77 , and we used polymers that are very popularly used at the present time , to produce very large drops . Neither of these ...
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Page 112 - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no officer or employee of the United States may engage or participate in any direct police arrest action in any foreign country with respect to narcotics control efforts.
Page 111 - Act of 1970) produced or processed, in whole or in part, in such country, or transported through such country, from being sold illegally within the jurisdiction of such country to United States Government personnel or their dependents, or from entering the United States unlawfully.
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Page 223 - Federal law to protect the environment against radioactive substances. (d) major Federal actions outside the United States, its territories and possessions which significantly affect natural or ecological resources of global importance designated for protection under this subsection by the President, or, in the case of such a resource protected by international agreement binding on the United States, by the Secretary of State. Recommendations to the President under this subsection shall be accompanied...
Page 224 - Order furthers the purpose of the National Environmental Policy Act and the Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act and the Deepwater Port Act consistent with the foreign policy and national security policy of the United States, and represents the United States...
Page 117 - We have your prepared statement which, without objection, will be made a part of the record in full. You may proceed as you see fit.
Page 212 - This concludes my statement, Mr Chairman. I will be glad to answer any questions the Committee may have.
Page 222 - President of the United States, in order to further environmental objectives consistent with the foreign policy and national security policy of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1 1-1. Purpose and Scope. The purpose of this Executive Order is to enable responsible officials of Federal agencies having ultimate responsibility for authorizing and approving actions encompassed by this Order to be informed of pertinent environmental considerations and to take such considerations into...
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