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U.S. Farmers should be allowed to grow hemp, one of the most versatile and wonderful resources. Hemp History Week is May 17-23 and we urge everyone to get educated and get active in convincing our government to do the right thing.

From Capwiz.com: The hemp industry today is proving to be a thriving commercial success with estimated annual retail sales of $360 million. Growing hemp in America will allow farmers to supply U.S. manufacturers with hemp for their products.

Unlike farmers in most industrialized nations across the world, American farmers are unable to participate in the burgeoning hemp economy because they are prohibited from growing hemp domestically. Currently, all hemp-based raw materials (fiber and seed) must be imported from other countries. We are advocating that the federal government change its policy towards industrial hemp, which confuses oilseed and fiber varieties of Cannabis grown for food and fiber with drug varieties of the plant.

Please write to President Obama and Attorney General Holder and urge them to change our federal policy and allow U.S. farmers to once again grow industrial hemp.