To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Legalize Production of Industrial Hemp
We petition the U.S. government to completely legalize the production of industrial hemp by farmers and other citizens without additional taxation or licenses or registration.
Definition of industrial hemp:
Cannabis sativa L. subsp. sativa var. sativa is the variety grown for industrial use, while C. sativa subsp. indica generally has poor fiber quality and is primarily used for recreational and medicinal purposes. The major difference between the two types of plants is the appearance and the amount of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) secreted in a resinous mixture by epidermal hairs called glandular trichomes, although they can also be distinguished genetically.[14] Oilseed and fiber varieties of Cannabis approved for industrial hemp production produce only minute amounts of this psychoactive drug, not enough for any physical or psychological effects. Typically, hemp contains below 0.3% THC, while cultivars of Cannabis grown for recreational use can contain anywhere from 2% to over 20%.[15] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_hemp
Definition of industrial hemp:
Cannabis sativa L. subsp. sativa var. sativa is the variety grown for industrial use, while C. sativa subsp. indica generally has poor fiber quality and is primarily used for recreational and medicinal purposes. The major difference between the two types of plants is the appearance and the amount of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) secreted in a resinous mixture by epidermal hairs called glandular trichomes, although they can also be distinguished genetically.[14] Oilseed and fiber varieties of Cannabis approved for industrial hemp production produce only minute amounts of this psychoactive drug, not enough for any physical or psychological effects. Typically, hemp contains below 0.3% THC, while cultivars of Cannabis grown for recreational use can contain anywhere from 2% to over 20%.[15] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_hemp
Why is this important?
There are over 50,000 documented uses for industrial hemp from efficiently providing fiber to make paper products and textiles to plastics that can be made into car bodies almost impervious to sledge hammers. Currently, U.S. farmers are forbidden by law to compete with Canadian and other countries' farmers to produce hemp for the U.S. market and the U.S. is forced to import.
It's time to recognize that the real "reefer madness" is the madness by which government has denied Americans access to so many crucial hemp-based solutions to myriad problems from deforestation to malnutrition and so many others.
End the insane war-on-drugs policies that put America behind the rest of the world in taking advantage of hemp-based innovations.
It's time to recognize that the real "reefer madness" is the madness by which government has denied Americans access to so many crucial hemp-based solutions to myriad problems from deforestation to malnutrition and so many others.
End the insane war-on-drugs policies that put America behind the rest of the world in taking advantage of hemp-based innovations.