,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bch  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #e1 #bjai,mr4   
,wyd5 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4
 ,m]kley1 & ,mr4 ,paul7 submitt$ !      
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &     
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,designat+ !    
week ( ,june #c ?r\gh ,june #i1 #bjai1 z
 ,hemp ,hi/ory ,week4  ,:]eas ,hemp     
,hi/ory ,week w be held f ,june #c ?r\gh
 ,june #i1 #bjai2 ,:]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 
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas1 despite !       
legitimate uses ( hemp1 agricultural    
produc]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7 = decades  
prohibit$ "u law f gr[+ hemp2 ,:]eas1 9 
,decemb] #bjah1 ,congress e/abli%$ a    
legal framework = agricultural produc]s 
to cultivate1 gr[1 & sell hemp 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates is
 ! l>ge/ consum] ( hemp products 9 ! _w2
 & ,:]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 #c ?r\gh ,june #i1 #bjai1 z ,hemp 
,hi/ory ,week2  7#b7 recognizes !       
hi/orical relevance ( indu/rial hemp2 & 
7#c7 recognizes ! gr[+ economic pot5tial
 ( indu/rial hemp4