,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #dib  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #aj1 #bjaf ,mr4 
,wyd5 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4      
,m]kley1 & ,mr4 ,mc,connell7 submitt$ ! 
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &     
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,designat+ !    
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$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates !   
week ( ,june #f ?r\gh ,june #ab1 #bjaf1 
z ,hemp ,hi/ory ,week2  7#b7 recognizes 
! hi/orical relevance ( indu/rial hemp2 
&  7#c7 recognizes ! gr[+ economic      
pot5tial ( indu/rial hemp4