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White House Petition to Legalize Hemp
The new administration wiped all of the old petitions from the White House petition site when they took over, so the new hemp legalisation petition has somehow made it to the top four and on the front page! With so many people angrily signing petitions to release Trump's tax returns and make him divest from his business interests or resign, the hemp petition seems to be catching a lot of those extra votes. We may actually stand a chance of it passing the 100k mark this time!
Industrial hemp was once a dominant crop on the American landscape. This hardy and renewable resource was refined for various industrial applications, including paper, textiles, and cordage. Unfortunately hemp was conflated with marijuana but hemp can't be used as a drug.
Over time, the use of industrial hemp has evolved into an even greater variety of products, including health foods, body care, clothing, auto parts, construction materials, biofuels, plastic composites and more.
Farmers in Europe, Canada and China all grow hemp and over $600 million in imported hemp products were sold in the USA in 2016. Congress has 2 bipartisan bills which would bring back hemp farming and create rural jobs. We request that President Trump work with Congress to pass hemp legislation in 2017
The new administration wiped all of the old petitions from the White House petition site when they took over, so the new hemp legalisation petition has somehow made it to the top four and on the front page! With so many people angrily signing petitions to release Trump's tax returns and make him divest from his business interests or resign, the hemp petition seems to be catching a lot of those extra votes. We may actually stand a chance of it passing the 100k mark this time!
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