Ban on Industrial Hemp Results in High Prices and Lost Jobs

Read the Statement of Congressman Ron Paul, United States House of Representatives, Statement on Hemp History Week, May 6, 2010, given before congress.

"Madam Speaker, I rise to speak about Hemp History Week. To celebrate the American heritage of growing industrial hemp, the Hemp Industries Association, Vote Hemp, several American manufacturers, and allied companies and organizations have declared May 17 to May 23 to be Hemp History Week. Throughout the week, people will recognize America’s legacy of industrial hemp farming and call for reinstating respect for farmers’ basic right to grow industrial hemp."

Read the full statement here.

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