Henry Ford’s first Model-T was made of hemp and built to run on hemp gasoline

Hemp Hemp Hooray!

U.S. Senate Votes To Legalize Hemp After Decades-Long Ban Under Marijuana Prohibition

The non-psychoactive cannabis cousin of marijuana would finally become legal to grow in the United States under a bill overwhelmingly approved by the Senate. 

"Consumers across America buy hundreds of millions in retail products every year that contain hemp," McConnell said in a floor speech on Thursday. "But due to outdated federal regulations that do not sufficiently distinguish this industrial crop from its illicit cousin, American farmers have been mostly unable to meet that demand themselves. It's left consumers with little choice but to buy imported hemp products from foreign-produced hemp." 

“Legalizing hemp nationwide ends decades of bad policy making and opens up untold economic opportunity for farmers in Oregon and across the country,” Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) said upon passage of the Farm Bill on Thursday. “Our bipartisan legislation will spur economic growth in rural communities by creating much-needed red, white and blue jobs that pay well. I’m proud to have worked with my colleagues to get the bipartisan Hemp Farming Act through the Senate. Today marks a long-overdue, huge step forward for American-grown hemp.”

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Henry Ford’s first Model-T was made of hemp and built to run on hemp gasoline

FEDS LEGALIZE ~ HEMP Hemp Hooray !!!!!!

The Rockefellers – From Drug And Oil Monopoly To War On Drugs And Hemp Prohibition

A Quick Guide to Hemp 
http://www.saskhemp.com/hemp101/hemp101.htm 
an introduction to the many uses of hemp 

The Emperor Wears no Clothes 
http://www.jackherer.com/chapters.html 
the extensive and well-researched full text of the book that helped start the modern hemp revolution, in print since 1985 

Environmental Benefits of Hemp 
http://www.eap.mcgill.ca/CPH_3.htm 
a summary of the many environmental benefits of hemp from McGill University, including agricultural factors such as how hemp benefits the soil 

Industrial Hemp - an alternative to our problems? 
http://www.authenticbusiness.co.uk/archive/hemp 
an excellent article on the uses of hemp from a British progressive business magazine 

North American Industrial Hemp Council 
http://naihc.org 
information about industrial hemp from an agricultural association 

Basic Uses of Industrial Hemp: Food, Fuel, Fiber 
http://www.thehia.org/faqs/faq7.htm 
description of the basic uses of hemp from a hemp trade association 

Food and Agriculture: Hemp 
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/crop761 
an overview of agricultural hemp from the Alberta Government 

Hemp: A New Crop with New Uses for North America 
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ncnu02/v5-284.html 
a chapter from an academic agriculture book reviewing the various uses for industrial hemp 

History and Benefits of Hemp 
http://www.sdearthtimes.com/et0199/et0199s11.html 
a summary of the uses and background history of hemp 

Nutty Hemp a Hot Food Trend 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16637630 
a news story about the growing popularity of hemp foods 

Hemp Seed: The most Nutritionally Complete Food Source in the World 
http://www.ratical.org/renewables/hempseed1.html 
information on the health benefits of eating hempseed 

Hemp Seeds 
http://www.innvista.com/health/foods/hemp/hempseed.htm 
more information on dietary hempseed 

Micronutrient Information Center: Essential Fatty Acids 
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/othernuts/omega3fa 
an overview of the importance of essential fatty acids (EFAs) in the body 

Are You Getting Enough Essential Fatty Acids? 
http://www.alive.com/3953a2a2.php 
an article on EFAs aimed at vegetarians 

Efficacy of Dietary Hempseed Oil in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed
&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16019622 
results of a Finnish scientific study that showed dietary hemp oil improved symptoms of contact dermatitis 

Hemp as a Nutreceutical for Animals 
http://www.hemptons.co.za/Uses/Animal/HempForAnimals.htm 
the benefits of feeding hemp to pets and livestock 

Carp Passion: Hemp 
http://www.carp-passion.com/Bait/Hemp.htm 
an article from a British fishing website about using hempseed as bait 

Hemp Body Care Benefits 
http://www.hempoilcan.com/benefits.html 
the benefits of using hemp in skin, hair, and other body care products 

Hempcar.org 
http://www.hempcar.org 
the story of a hemp-fueled car that toured North America raising awareness about biofuels 

Hemp Plastic 
http://www.hempplastic.com 
more information about hemp based alternatives to plastic 

Hemp For Houses 
http://www.life.ca/nl/108/hemphouse.html 
more information on the possibilities for using hemp in construction 

House of Hemp 
http://nutiva.com/about/media/2004_01_10.php 
the story of a house built with hemp materials in Ontario 

USA Hemp Museum 
http://www.hempmuseum.org 
extensive information about the history of and modern uses for hemp 

America's Harried Hemp History 
http://www.hemphasis.net/0102dvorak.htm 
an article on the history of hemp in America from colonial times to today 

Hemp: Beyond Peak Oil 
http://www.beyondpeak.com/hemp-beyondpeak.html 
information about hemp's uses and the history of prohibition from a site about the impact of the decline of fossil fuels 

Hemp for Victory 
http://www.archive.org/details/Hemp_for_victory_1942 
the 1942 American Government film designed to encourage farmers to grow more hemp to help the war effort 

Frequently Asked Questions about Hemp and Canada's Hemp Industry 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/substancontrol/hemp-chanvre
/about-apropos/faq/index_e.html#7 
information about Canada's industrial hemp rules and regulations, also available in French 

Hemp Grows With Technological Advances:
Plant replacing petroleum-based products for varied industrial uses 
http://www.businessedge.ca/article.cfm/newsID/14336.cfm 
an article from a business magazine about the exponential growth of hemp in the financial marketplace and trends for the future

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