,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ggd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #i1 #bjaf ,mr4  
,polis 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 &    
,ms4 ,bonamici7 submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,agriculture  ,,resolution          
,express+ support = designation ( ! week
 ( ,june #f ?r\gh ,june #ab1 #bjaf1 z   
,hemp ,hi/ory ,week4  ,:]eas ,hemp      
,hi/ory ,week w be held f ,june #f ?r\gh
 ,june #ab1 #bjaf2 ,:]eas ! goals (     
,hemp ,hi/ory ,week are to commemorate !
 hi/orical relevance ( indu/rial hemp 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates & to promote ! full gr[?
 pot5tial ( ! indu/rial hemp indu/ry2   
,:]eas indu/rial hemp is an agricultural
 commodity t has be5 us$ = c5turies to  
produce _m innovative indu/rial &       
consum] products1 includ+ soap1 fabric1 
textiles1 con/ruction mat]ials1 clo?+1  
pap]1 cosmetics1 food1 & bev]ages2      
,:]eas ! global m>ket = hemp is e/imat$ 
to consi/ ( m ?an #be1jjj products2     
,:]eas ! value ( hemp import$ into !    

,unit$ ,/ates = use 9 ! production ( o!r
 retail products is e/imat$ at          
approximately #gf1jjj1jjj annually2     
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates hemp indu/ry     
e/imates t ! annual m>ket value ( hemp  
retail sales 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is m ?an 
#egj1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas despite !          
legitimate uses ( hemp1 _m agricultural 
produc]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates are prohibit$
 "u curr5t law f gr[+ hemp2 ,:]eas      
because mo/ hemp _c be gr[n legally 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 raw hemp mat]ial & hemp  
products are import$ = sale 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates is !     
l>ge/ consum] ( hemp products 9 ! _w1 b 
! ,unit$ ,/ates is ! only major         
indu/rializ$ c\ntry t re/ricts hemp     
f>m+2 ,:]eas indu/rial hemp holds great 
pot5tial to bol/] ! agricultural economy
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & ,:]eas ! week (   
,june #f ?r\gh ,june #ab1 #bjaf1 w\ld be
 an appropriate week to designate z     
,hemp ,hi/ory ,week3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7      
supports ! designation ( ,hemp ,hi/ory  

,week2  7#b7 recognizes ! hi/orical     
relevance ( indu/rial hemp2 &  7#c7     
recognizes ! gr[+ economic pot5tial (   
indu/rial hemp4