,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #e1 
#bjai,mr4 ,wyden 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 and ,mr4    
,paul7 submitted the following          
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
the week of ,june #c through ,june #i1  
#bjai1 as ,hemp ,history ,week4         
,whereas ,hemp ,history ,week will be   
held from ,june #c through ,june #i1    
#bjai2 ,whereas the goals of ,hemp      
,history ,week are to commemorate the   
historical relevance of industrial hemp 
in the ,united ,states and to promote   
the full growth potential of the        
industrial hemp industry2 ,whereas      
industrial hemp is an agricultural      
commodity that has been used for        
centuries to produce many innovative    
industrial and consumer products1       
including soap1 fabric1 textiles1       
construction materials1 clothing1 paper1
 cosmetics1 food1 and beverages2        

,whereas the global market for hemp is  
estimated to consist of more than       
#be1jjj products2 ,whereas the value of 
hemp imported into the ,united ,states  
for use in the production of other      
retail products is estimated at         
approximately #gf1jjj1jjj annually2     
,whereas the ,united ,states hemp       
industry estimates that the annual      
market value of hemp retail sales in the
 ,united ,states is more than           
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,whereas1 despite the   
legitimate uses of hemp1 agricultural   
producers of the ,united ,states were   
for decades prohibited under law from   
growing hemp2 ,whereas1 in ,december    
#bjah1 ,congress established a legal    
framework for agricultural producers to 
cultivate1 grow1 and sell hemp in the   
,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,united   
,states is the largest consumer of hemp 
products in the world2 and ,whereas     
industrial hemp holds great potential to
 bolster the agricultural economy of the
 ,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it

  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates   
the week of ,june #c through ,june #i1  
#bjai1 as ,hemp ,history ,week2  7#b7   
recognizes the historical relevance of  
industrial hemp2 and  7#c7 recognizes   
the growing economic potential of       
industrial hemp4