Cannabis sativa for health and hemp / Ethan L. Clark, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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CANNABIS SATIVA FOR HEALTH AND HEMP -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 MEDICAL MARIJUANA: REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL AND STATE POLICIES* -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION: THE ISSUE BEFORE CONGRESS -- BACKGROUND: MEDICAL MARIJUANA PRIOR TO 1937 -- FEDERAL MEDICAL MARIJUANA POLICY -- Congressional Actions -- The Marihuana Tax Act of 19376 -- Controlled Substances Act (1970) -- Anti-Medical Marijuana Legislation in the 105th Congress (1998) -- The Hinchey-Rohrabacher Amendment (2003-2007) 22 -- Legislative Activity in the 110th Congress -- Medical Marijuana Measures in the 111th Congress -- Executive Branch Actions and Policies -- IND Compassionate Access Program (1978) -- Approval of Marinol (1985) -- Administrative Law Judge Ruling to Reschedule Marijuana (1988) -- NIH-Sponsored Workshop (1997) -- Institute of Medicine Report (1999) -- Denial of Petition to Reschedule Marijuana (2001) -- FDA Statement That Smoked Marijuana Is Not Medicine (2006) -- Administrative Law Judge Ruling to Grow Research Marijuana (2007-2009) -- DEA Enforcement Actions Against Medical Marijuana Providers -- The Obama Administration and Medical Marijuana -- Medical Cannabis in the Courts: Major Cases -- U.S. v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative (2001) -- Conant v. Walters (2002) -- Gonzales v. Raich (2005) -- Americans for Safe Access (ASA) Lawsuit Against HHS -- STATE AND LOCAL REFERENDA AND LEGISLATION -- States Allowing Use of Medical Marijuana70 -- Statistics on Medical Marijuana Users -- California (1996) -- Oregon (1998) -- Alaska (1998) -- Washington (1998) -- Maine (1999) -- Hawaii (2000) -- Colorado (2000) -- Nevada (2000) -- Vermont (2004) -- Montana (2004) -- Rhode Island (2006) -- New Mexico (2007) -- Michigan (2008) -- New Jersey (2010) -- Other State and Local Medical Marijuana Laws -- Arizona (1996).

Maryland (2003) -- Other State Laws -- District of Columbia (1998) -- Local Measures -- PUBLIC OPINION ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA -- ANALYSIS OF ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST MEDICAL MARIJUANA -- Marijuana Is Harmful and Has No Medical Value -- Marijuana Effectively Treats the Symptoms of Some Diseases -- Smoking Is an Improper Route of Drug Administration -- Marijuana Should Be Rescheduled to Permit Medical Use -- State Medical Marijuana Laws Increase Illicit Drug Use -- Medical Marijuana Undermines the War on Drugs -- Diversion -- Changed State and Local Law Enforcement Priorities -- Distinguishing Between Legal and Illegal Providers and Users -- Patients Should Not Be Arrested for Using Medical Marijuana -- The States Should Be Allowed to Experiment -- Medical Marijuana Laws Harm the Drug Approval Process -- The Medical Marijuana Movement Is Politically Inspired -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 HEMP AS AN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF CANNABIS VARIETIES -- Comparison of Hemp and Marijuana -- Production Differences -- Hemp -- Marijuana -- HEMP PRODUCTION AND USE -- Commercial Uses of Hemp -- Demand in the United States -- U.S. Retail Market -- U.S. Hemp Imports -- GLOBAL PRODUCTION -- Current International Production -- Historical U.S. Production -- LEGAL STATUS IN THE UNITED STATES -- Federal Law -- Previous DEA Actions -- DEA's 2003 Rules -- Dispute over Hemp Food Imports (1999-2004) -- Other Recent Policy Statements -- Other Federal Actions -- State Laws -- Actions in Selected States -- LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- APPENDIX. LISTING OF SELECTED HEMP STUDIES -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 INDUSTRIAL HEMP IN THE UNITED STATES: STATUS AND MARKET POTENTIAL -- ABSTRACT -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- IDENTIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL HEMP OR MARIJUANA? -- HISTORY -- INDUSTRIAL HEMP IN CANADA.

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS AND GROWING REQUIREMENTS -- HARVESTING, RETTING, AND FIBER SEPARATION -- Harvesting -- Retting -- Fiber Separation -- U.S. HEMP FIBER AND FABRIC IMPORTS -- FIBER MARKETS -- Specialty Textiles -- Paper and Composites -- Other Potential Uses -- Hemp Hurds -- SEED MARKETS -- POTENTIAL U.S. PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING -- Possible Yields -- Processing -- Estimated Costs and Returns -- U.S. Experience with Kenaf and Flax -- STATE STUDY FINDINGS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX I: HEALTH CANADA- COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP MARCH 1998 -- APPENDIX II OVERSUPPLY OF SMALL, THIN MARKETS -- General Economic Theory -- Case Studies -- Poinsettias -- Emus -- Organic Mesclun -- APPENDIX III. STATE REPORT SUMMARIES -- Summary. -- Report to the Governor's Hemp and Related Fiber Crops Task Force -- Commonwealth of Kentucky, June 1995 -- Summary -- Feasibility of Industrial Hemp Production in the United States Pacific Northwest -- May 1998 -- Executive Summary. -- Economic Impact of Industrial Hemp in Kentucky -- July 1998 -- Executive Summary. -- Industrial Hemp as an Alternative Crop in North Dakota -- July 1998 -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX.

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