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• Vote Hemp - Registers voters online, educates about Industrial Hemp, provides online voter guide, and sends email Action Alerts.

  Acts of the 1999-2000 Vermont Legislature - Vermont J.R.S. 98 Text of the Vermont joint resolution urging the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Congress to reconsider federal policies that restrict the cultivation and marketing of Industrial Hemp and related products. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2000/acts/ACTR333.HTM

  The Boston Hemp Co-op's Digital Library And Museum Features historical documents, photos and information. http://www.hempology.org/

  The Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance / Alliance Commerciale Canadienne du Chanvre A non-profit national group of hemp processors, marketers, farmers, and information specialists. http://www.hemptrade.ca/

  The Colorado Hemp Production Act of 1995 by Thomas J. Ballanco. Published in: University of Colorado Law Review, Volume 66, Issue 4 (1995). http://www.druglibrary.org/olsen/hemp/iha/iha02215.html

  Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1856 Edition - Hemp An objective 19th century description of hemp, its origins, and imports to the UK from a time before it was made illegal in the United States. http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/h/hemp22a.html

  Funded Research - USDA Record Alternative crops in North Dakota. Among the study topics is : Assess the market potential for hemp production. http://fundedresearch.cos.com/cgi-bin/USDA/getRec?9177610

  Funded Research - USDA Record An economic analysis of the market for Industrial Hemp. University of Vermont. http://fundedresearch.cos.com/cgi-bin/USDA/getRec?9172318

  Hemp: A New Crop with New Uses for North America The single most useful page on hemp on the Internet. By Ernest Small and David Marcus. Reprinted from: Trends in new crops and new uses. 2002. p. 284–326. J. Janick and A. Whipkey (eds.). ASHS Press, Alexandria, VA. Paper also available as a PDF download. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ncnu02/v5-284.html

  HemperFi Provides commentary on hemp cultivation, hemp legislation, and commercial issues. http://www.hemperfi.com/

  The Honourable Senator Lorna Milne News, past and current speeches, biography, Canadian Senate information, and a good links page. Includes Industrial Hemp legalization history. http://www.sen.parl.gc.ca/lmilne/

  Industrial Hemp Movement Growing An article by the National Drug Strategy Network, an anti-drug organization, showing industrial hemp in a positive light, implicitly supporting it http://www.ndsn.org/FEB97/HEMP.html

  Industrial Hemp Petition Full text of the 1998 Resource Conservation Alliance petition to the US Department of Agriculture and Drug Enforcement Administration to adopt regulations permitting industrial hemp cultivation. http://www.rca-info.org/alts/petition.html

  International Hemp Association Non-profit organization based in the Netherlands that is dedicated to the advancement of Cannabis through the dissemination of information. http://www.internationalhempassociation.org/

  NAIHC Position Paper - Separating the Marijuana and Industrial Hemp Issues A clear, well written paper on legalizing Industrial Hemp. http://naihc.org/hemp_information/naihc_position_paper.html

  The Natural Industrial Resource Petition Petition encouraging the US to comply with the 1961 United Nations Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs in respect to cultivation of industrial hemp. http://www.petitiononline.com/NIRP/petition.html

  North American Industrial Hemp Council The comprehensive information source for the North American hemp industry. Learn all about industrial hemp and its many uses. Banning the growing of this product is like banning both corn and cotton. http://naihc.org/

  Oregon Senate Bill 89 Relating to industrial hemp; creating new provisions; amending ORS 475.005, 475.992, 475.999 and 561.144; and appropriating money. 71st Oregon Legislative Assembly--2001 Regular Session. http://www.leg.state.or.us/01reg/measures/sb0001.dir/sb0089.intro.html

  Petition to United Nations High Commissioner and General Assembly Petition encouraging the United Nations to amend the 1961 United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs to include controls on worldwide growing of industrial hemp in respect to Article 28, section 2. http://www.petitiononline.com/hconspir/petition.html

  Sioux fight Feds, this time over hemp By Jon Bonné, MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.com/news/616149.asp

  TestPledge Trace THC standards for shelled hempseed and hemp oil. http://www.testpledge.com/

  Text of Appeal No. 99-1082 New Hampshire Hemp Council, Inc. v. Marshall, Acting Administrator, United States Drug Enforcement Administration (1/28/2000, No. 99-1082), United States Court of Appeals, For the First Circuit. http://www.law.emory.edu/1circuit/jan2000/99-1082.01a.html

  Tom Hemp Running commentary on hemp news around the world and all things related to hemp. http://www.tomhemp.com/

  United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 as amended by the 1972 Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961. Article 28 states: 2. This Convention shall not apply to the cultivation of the cannabis plant exclusively for industrial purposes (fibre and seed) or horticultural purposes. PDF available for download in English, Arabic, Chinese, and Russian. http://www.incb.org/incb/convention_1961.html

  The University of Vermont Legislative Research Shop Viability of Industrial Hemp. http://www.uvm.edu/~vlrs/doc/hemp.htm

  Vermont State Auditor - Cannabis Eradication Report Final report written by Edward S. Flanagan, State Auditor. Report finds that a large percentage of cannabis eradicated is feral hemp. http://www.state.vt.us/sao/reviews/reviews1998_cannabiseradication.htm

  Restoring Hemp to Natural Place in Japan's Culture By Angela Jeffs, The Japan Times. (November 9, 2002) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/member/member.html?fl20021109a1.htm

  Hempsters Go to Washington By Mari Kane, North Bay Bohemian. (October 24, 2002) http://www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/10.24.02/hemp-0243.html

  The war against hemp By Nina Willdorf, The Boston Phoenix. (April 4, 2002) http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/top/features/documents/02219273.htm

  DEA Clarifies Status of Hemp in the Federal Register DEA News Release. (October 9, 2001) http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/pressrel/pr100901.html

  President Bush Names Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy The White House, Office of the Press Secretary. (May 10, 2001) http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/05/20010510-1.html

  We Can Differentiate Between Hemp, Marijuana By Louie B. Nunn, Commentary in The Lexington Herald-Leader. Editor's note: Republican Louie B. Nunn was the governor of Kentucky. (February 19, 2001) http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/editorial/11486404.htm

  Ky. House backs hemp research - Bill OK'd to explore future of crop Associated Press story, The Cincinnati Enquirer. (February 15, 2001) http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2001/02/15/loc_ky_house_backs_hemp.html

  The Drug War Comes to the Rez When Alex White Plume planted a field full of industrial-grade hemp, he hoped that his crop might lift his family and community out of poverty. Then the DEA came to Pine Ridge. By Leora Broydo, Mother Jones. (February 13, 2001) http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2001/02/pineridge_hemp.html?welcome=true

  Move to legalize hemp grows in heartland By Craig Savoye, Special to The Christian Science Monitor. (February 13, 2001) http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/2001/02/13/fp2s1-csm.shtml

  Merits of industrial hemp debated in committee By Gwen Tietgen, The Daily Nebraskan, University of Nebraska - Lincoln. (January 24, 2001) http://media.www.dailynebraskan.com/media/storage/paper857/news/2001/01/24/News/Merits.Of.Industrial.Hemp.Debated.In.Committee-1730789.shtml

  Hemp a possible solution to environmental concerns, low crop prices By George Green, The Daily Nebraskan, the official student produced publication for the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. (November 6, 2000) http://www.dailynebraskan.com/media/storage/paper857/news/2000/11/06/News/Hemp-A.Possible.Solution.To.Environmental.Concerns.Low.Crop.Prices-1731714.shtml?norewrite200606040753&sourcedomain=www.dailynebraskan.com

  Harrelson trial highlights benefits of industrial hemp.(Woody Harrelson) By John S. Rausch , National Catholic Reporter. (September 8, 2000) http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1141/39_36/65774930/p1/article.jhtml?term=hemp

  ATF Policy for beverage alcohol products made with hemp or hemp components ATF News, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. (April 6, 2000) http://www.atf.treas.gov/press/breakingnews/fy01/040700hemp.htm

  Audubon Magazine - Legalize It! Questions why, when it is grown in 32 other countries, hemp is still illegal in the United States. (November 1, 1999) http://magazine.audubon.org/incite/incite9911.html

  Industrial hemp not really a demon weed By Becky Somerville, Gazette Staff. University of Western Ontario, Canada. (October 28, 1999) http://www.gazette.uwo.ca/1999/October/28/Campus_and_Culture1.htm

  Some see profit in Hawaii hemp By Malia Zimmerman, PBN Staff Reporter. Pacific Business News (Honolulu). (July 9, 1999) http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/1999/07/12/story3.html

  Hemp ban lifted Canadian Broadcasting Corporation News. (February 26, 1998) http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/1998/02/26/hemp980226.html

  Material possibilities Proponents say industrial hemp should be legalized for agricultural production. By Jim Witty and Joan Conrow, Honolulu, Hawaii Star-Bulletin. (July 23, 1996) http://starbulletin.com/96/07/23/business/story3.html