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Hemp
 Websites presented in alphabetical order AgMRC: Industrial Hemp 
 This overview of industrial hemp in the U.S. discusses early uses of hemp (such as rope, clothing, paper), the differences between industrial hemp and marijuana, potential markets for hemp (such as food and oil), and hemp legislation. Includes related links. From the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC) at Iowa State University. http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products/fiber/industrial_hemp.cfm Topics: Crops, Plants by Name Last updated May 28, 2009 Hemp Industries Association
The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) "seeks changes in government policies to encourage global production of Hemp as a raw material for industry." Their site features news, legislation information, hemp history, facts, links to hemp retailers, and hemp FAQs (including information on hemp seeds and hemp oil). http://www.thehia.org/ Topics: Crops, Plants by Name Last updated Aug 14, 2001 Industrial Hemp in the United States: Status and Market Potential
This report from 2000 provides background on industrial hemp and findings about its potential market in the U.S. Topics include the distinction between industrial hemp and marijuana, industrial hemp in Canada, growing requirements, uses for hemp fiber and seed (such as textiles, paper, and food), and more. The report concludes that "U.S. markets for hemp fiber ... and seed ... are, and will likely remain, small, thin markets." From the USDA Economic Research Service. http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ages001e/ Topics: Crops, Plants by Name Last updated Sep 5, 2006 Reefer Madness!: Politics, Lies and History
Explores United States anti-marijuana propaganda of the 1930s and 1940s. Features newspaper headlines, articles, quotes from politicians and press, an essay on William Randolph Hearst and the hemp industry, and information on Harry J. Anslinger, head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (including excerpts from Congressional hearings and his article Marijuana: Assassin of Youth ). From Reefer Madness , dedicated to the musical of the same name. http://www.reefermadness.org/propaganda/prop.html Topics: Communications, Crops, Drugs & Medications by Type, Mental Conditions, Nonfiction by Genre, Plants by Name Last updated May 25, 2005 The Seattle Hempfest
Website for this annual cannabis policy reform event that celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2006. Includes a history of the event, a poster gallery, archived websites for past events, facts about the history of hemp use, details about recent Hempfest activities, photos, and associated material. Includes links to related sites. http://www.hempfest.org Topics: Crops, Plants by Name Last updated Aug 25, 2006 |
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