Text of the Vermont joint resolution urging the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Congress to reconsider federal policies that restrict the cultivation and marketing of Industrial Hemp and related products.

By Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Stanley, Air Force Press News The Communicator, Air Force Personnel Center Vol. 8, No. 08.

ATF News, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

Questions why, when it is grown in 32 other countries, hemp is still illegal in the United States.

By Jake Bleed, Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald Bureau.

By Anne Marie Tavella, Daily Egyptian, The Southern Illinois University at Carbondale's student-run, community newspaper.

By John Sanko, Denver Rocky Mountain News Capitol Bureau. Former Colorado lawmaker Lloyd Casey to help Woody Harrelson.

DEA News Release.

By Peter Baniak, Herald-Leader Frankfort Bureau and Heidi Belle Gease, Journal Staff Writer.

An objective 19th century description of hemp, its origins, and imports to the UK from a time before it was made illegal in the United States.

Very useful "resource" list of industrial hemp articles and sites.

An economic analysis of the market for Industrial Hemp. University of Vermont.

Alternative crops in North Dakota. Among the study topics is : Assess the market potential for hemp production.

By John S. Rausch , National Catholic Reporter.

By George Green, The Daily Nebraskan, the official student produced publication for the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation News.

By Ken Hambleton, Lincoln Journal Star.

By Nancy Chesley, Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa.

By Diane M. Komiskey, Journal-Standard Reporter, Freeport, Illinois

By Alexa Aguilar, Daily Egyptian, The Southern Illinois University at Carbondale's student-run, community newspaper.

A true story of state corruption and individual consequence. Site features something for the interested to the most seasoned cannabis researcher.

By Nancy Chesley, Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa.

By Editorial Board, Iowa State Daily.

Homegrown hemp aspires to be soybean of new millennium. By Jennifer Bain, Food writer, The Toronto Star. Story includes recipes.

History of the plant, its cultivation today, and promotion of it as a crop in the United States.

By Charles Wolfe, Associated Press. The story is about the Midway College Industrial Hemp Conference in Kentucky.

The single most useful page on hemp on the Internet. By Ernest Small and David Marcus. Reprinted from: Trends in new crops and new uses. 2002. p. 284?326. J. Janick and A. Whipkey (eds.). ASHS Press, Alexandria, VA. Paper also available as a PDF download.

Features historical documents, photos and information relating to hemp. An excellent resource with a lot of hard to find information.

By Mari Kane, North Bay Bohemian.

Legislative Briefs, The Lexington Herald-Leader.

Editorial, Daily Egyptian, The Southern Illinois University at Carbondale's student-run, community newspaper.

By Sara Marinucci, Lewis and Clark College. Senior Thesis for Environmental Studies, April 24, 1998. The paper pulp industry is a major cause of deforestation and water pollution. Industrial hemp can be a cleaner complement for or alternative to paper pulp.

By Ericka Schenck Smith, Missoulian State Bureau.

An article by the National Drug Strategy Network, an anti-drug organization, showing industrial hemp in a positive light, implicitly supporting it

By Becky Somerville, Gazette Staff. University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Full text of petition to the US Department of Agriculture and Drug Enforcement Administration to adopt regulations permitting industrial hemp cultivation.

By Wendy Weiskircher, Iowa State Daily.

By Louie B. Nunn, Commentary in The Lexington Herald-Leader. Editor's note: Republican Louie B. Nunn was the governor of Kentucky.

By David Melmer, Indian Country Today.

Associated Press story, The Cincinnati Enquirer.

By Ken Hambleton, Lincoln Journal Star.

By Mark Schaver, The Courier-Journal. Woody Harrelson in the news.

Editorial opinion in the Lexington, Kentucky Herald-Leader urging passage of House Bill 855, an industrial hemp research authorization bill.

By Anita Roddick, OBE, founder and co-chair, The Body Shop.

Proponents say industrial hemp should be legalized for agricultural production. By Jim Witty and Joan Conrow, Honolulu, Hawaii Star-Bulletin.

By Gwen Tietgen, The Daily Nebraskan, University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

By Craig Savoye, Special to The Christian Science Monitor.

A clear, well written paper on legalizing Industrial Hemp.

The comprehensive information source for the North American hemp industry. Learn all about industrial hemp and its many uses. Banning the growing of this product is like banning both corn and cotton.

By Warren Hastings, Concord Bureau, The Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News.

Relating to industrial hemp; creating new provisions; amending ORS 475.005, 475.992, 475.999 and 561.144; and appropriating money. 71st Oregon Legislative Assembly--2001 Regular Session.

Editorial, Daily Egyptian, The Southern Illinois University at Carbondale's student-run, community newspaper.

Petition encouraging the United Nations to amend the 1961 United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs to include controls on worldwide growing of industrial hemp in respect to Article 28, section 2.

The White House, Office of the Press Secretary.

Popular Mechanics story about Industrial Hemp in automobile parts.

Ralph Nader's column In the Public Interest: This week's topic "The DEA should get out of regulating hemp agriculture."

By Angela Jeffs, The Japan Times.

By Jon Bonné, MSNBC.

By Malia Zimmerman, PBN Staff Reporter. Pacific Business News (Honolulu).

Editorial opinion in the Lexington, Kentucky Herald-Leader urging passage of House Bill 100, an industrial hemp research authorization bill.

Trace THC standards for shelled hempseed and hemp oil.

New Hampshire Hemp Council, Inc. v. Marshall, Acting Administrator, United States Drug Enforcement Administration (1/28/2000, No. 99-1082), United States Court of Appeals, For the First Circuit.

A non-profit national group of hemp processors, marketers, farmers, and information specialists.

by Thomas J. Ballanco. Published in: University of Colorado Law Review, Volume 66, Issue 4 (1995).

When Alex White Plume planted a field full of industrial-grade hemp, he hoped that his crop might lift his family and community out of poverty. Then the DEA came to Pine Ridge. By Leora Broydo, Mother Jones.

News, past and current speeches, biography, Canadian Senate information, and a good links page. Includes Industrial Hemp legalization history.

Petition encouraging the US to comply with the 1961 United Nations Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs in respect to cultivation of industrial hemp.

Viability of Industrial Hemp.

By Nina Willdorf, The Boston Phoenix.

Running commentary on hemp news around the world and all things related to hemp.

By Peter Baniak, Herald-Leader Frankfort Bureau.

By Kate Clements, The News-Gazette, Springfield, Illinois.

as amended by the 1972 Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961. Article 28 states: 2. This Convention shall not apply to the cultivation of the cannabis plant exclusively for industrial purposes (fibre and seed) or horticultural purposes.

Abstract: DEA is planning to publish three rules simultaneously in the Federal Register regarding the status of products manufactured from the cannabis plant. It is anticipated that the three rules will be as follows.

Final report written by Edward S. Flanagan, State Auditor. Report finds that a large percentage of cannabis eradicated is feral hemp.

By Robert Pore, the Plainsman.

Registers voters online, educates about Industrial Hemp, provides online voter guide, and sends email Action Alerts.

By Steve Bailey, Associated Press Writer. This is a longer version of the story.