We request that legislation is passed to remove cannabis sativa from the Controlled Substance Act and that henceforth the DEA is to permit the cultivation and export of industrial hemp without permit.

Industrial hemp and cannabis sativa are very valuable cash crops which have the potential to revitalize rural economies, decrease the trade deficit, and expand the American share in the global hemp industry.

Removing cannabis from the Controlled Substance Act will not require states to allow recreational marijuana, but it will give them the choice to do so without contradicting federal law and freedom to export cannabis flower and oil to foreign nations.

The amelioration of the economic burden of incarcerating of citizens over possession of plant matter is also significant and noteworthy.