This petition is for the legalization of the production of industrial Hemp.
"Hemp woody stalks, called hurds, can be used to produce mare than 25,000 products ranging from dynamite to cellophane."Popular Mechanics 1938 article on Hemp, the Billion Dollar Industry
There are so many advantages to hemp, I will list a few.
-as paper ( 1 acre of hemp produces 4x paper pulp than 1 acre of wood)
-as energy source ( 1 acre of hemp will produce 1,000 gallons of methanol ( a fuel for cars)) and reduce dependence on foreign oil.
-JOBS (jobs will be created from farming, transporting, to refining, and more)
If 1% of America's farmland were used to grow hemp, we could replace our need for wood paper, which releases chemicals into our water and save.. full article here www.littleKingRyan.com