To: The United States Senate
Legalize Hemp
Please pass the Hemp Farming Act! Hemp has many legitimate uses, but has been unfairly linked to harsh marijuana laws. Legalizing large-scale hemp production would free farmers to increase their income with this relatively clean, drought-tolerant crop and would allow consumers to buy American-grown, American-made hemp products.
Why is this important?
Hemp grows quicker and uses less water when compared to similar crops, meaning that shifting to hemp could be a net boon for the environment. It is an especially good alternative to cotton, which is one of the dirtiest crops when it comes to pesticide use and greenhouse gas emissions.
Hemp can be used to make rope, clothes, and many other fabrics and materials -- but the crop has been unfairly tied to strict marijuana policy for decades, despite negligible amounts of the psychoactive compound THC.
Legalizing hemp could help the environment, farm income, and consumer choice! It's about time: tell your members of Congress to pass the Hemp Farming Act.
Hemp can be used to make rope, clothes, and many other fabrics and materials -- but the crop has been unfairly tied to strict marijuana policy for decades, despite negligible amounts of the psychoactive compound THC.
Legalizing hemp could help the environment, farm income, and consumer choice! It's about time: tell your members of Congress to pass the Hemp Farming Act.