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Environmental Costs of Hemp Prohibition in the United States

Comparing the environmental performance of industrial hemp relative to substitutes in key industrial applications

October 27, 2008

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Nations that followed the United States in prohibiting hemp cultivation have, for the most part, rescinded these laws—some more than a decade ago. A report by the U.S. Congressional Research Service recently noted that “the United States is the only developed nation in which industrial hemp is not an established crop”

Study: U.S. Hemp Ban Hurts Environment, Economy

Hemp is cheaper, more environmentally-friendly than crops now used to make car parts, jeans

March 13, 2008

Hemp is a cost-effective, environmentally-friendly substitute for polyester, cotton, fiberglass and concrete, according to a new Reason Foundation study that examines hemp's potential uses and the ways other countries are benefitting from it. Industrial hemp production is banned in the U.S. as an archaic consequence of the war on drugs.

Illegally Green: Environmental Costs of Hemp Prohibition

March 13, 2008

Skaidra Smith-Heisters

Hemp is  a cost-effective, environmentally-friendly substitute for polyester, cotton, fiberglass and concrete, according to a new Reason Foundation study that examines hemp's potential uses and the ways other countries are benefitting from it. Industrial hemp production is banned in the U.S. as an archaic consequence of the war on drugs.

Industrial Hemp Can Boost Economy, Cut Pollution

Schwarzenegger's drug war concerns are way off base

April 19, 2007

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Schwarzenegger Vetoes Industrial Hemp

Law would've helped reduce greenhouse gas emissions

October 2, 2006

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