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This page contains materials related to hemp (marijuana), cannabis sativa.
Did you ever wonder why hemp was illegal? Here are some of the actual transcripts from the hearings for the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 -- an interesting piece of lunacy. It is not all there yet, but it is coming soon. Please see the Historical References page for the full history of the marijuana laws in the United States.
Other Hemp/Marijuana Links of Interest
General Hemp/Marijuana Information
Commercial and Industrial Uses of Hemp
Alan D. Bryan's Hemp Facts 1-100
Hemp in Canada - Hemp British Columbia Home Page - Lots of good information about the history and current facts regarding hemp in Canada.
Marijuana Policy Project - Lobbying Congress for reform. Lots of current information on laws and legal initiatives.
Dave West's Hemp Page - A lot of interesting material from David P. West, Ph.D.
Journal of the International Hemp Association
Hemp As a Crop For Missouri Farmers - 1991
Hemp For Fuel - Excerpted from "Energy Farming in America," by Lynn Osburn
Hemp Speech - Colorado This is a rough draft of a speech for the 1995 Agricultural committee of the Colorado congress, which will be deciding on a bill to re-classify industrial cannabis as legal. (below 1.3% THC)
Letter from a DEA Agent to Colorado Legislature re the Hemp Bill
This is a letter written by a DEA agent with the specific intent of killing a bill in the Colorado Legislature which would have permitted the cultivation of hemp for industrial purposes. Because of the lies in this letter, the DEA agent was later relieved of duty.
Reply to the DEA Agent's letter - Thomas J. Ballanco, Environmental Action Committee, Co-Chair This is the reply to the DEA agent's letter which led to the agent's retirement.
Hemp and Related Fiber Crops Task Force, As authorized by the Governor of Kentucky , 11-23-94
Hemp Industry in Australia The status of the hemp industry in Australia, as of 2/17/95.
Government of Canada Agricultural Report on Hemp 12-16-94
Hemp As Weed Control, by D. West
Industrial Hemp Farming - History and Practice
Report on Australian Hemp Trials from James Davis to Joe Hickey
An Amazing Plant by Bill Leuders From ISTHMUS, "the weekly newspaper of Madison" Feb 8-14, 1991
Hawaiian Industrial Hemp Report
Optimisation of breeding for agronomic traits in fibre hemp
Seasonal fluctuations of cannabinoid content in Kansas marijuana
The CPRO Cannabis germplasm collection
The US Hemp Market by Richard A. Adams, Baker College Center for Graduate Studies
Effects of Public Opinion on the Marketing of Hemp Products via the Internet by Richard A. Adams, Baker College Center for Graduate Studies
Characterisation of Cannabis accessions with regard to cannabinoid content in relation to other plant characters
Putting Cannabis in Cars - From Popular Mechanics - March, 1997
Below are a number of interesting files that Alan D. Bryan has accumulated relative to hemp. There is all sorts of good information here, including a lot of stuff you probably didn't know, even if you were already familiar with the hemp issues.
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