HEMP LINKS:

A Quick Guide to Hemp
an introduction to the many uses of hemp

The Emperor Wears no Clothes
the extensive and well-researched full text of the book that helped start the modern hemp revolution, in print since 1985

Environmental Benefits of Hemp
a summary of the many environmental benefits of hemp from McGill University, including agricultural factors such as how hemp benefits the soil

Industrial Hemp - an alternative to our problems?
an excellent article on the uses of hemp from a British progressive business magazine

North American Industrial Hemp Council
information about industrial hemp from an agricultural association

Basic Uses of Industrial Hemp: Food, Fuel, Fiber
description of the basic uses of hemp from a hemp trade association

Food and Agriculture: Hemp
an overview of agricultural hemp from the Alberta Government

Hemp: A New Crop with New Uses for North America
a chapter from an academic agriculture book reviewing the various uses for industrial hemp

History and Benefits of Hemp
a summary of the uses and background history of hemp

Nutty Hemp a Hot Food Trend
a news story about the growing popularity of hemp foods

Hemp Seed: The most Nutritionally Complete Food Source in the World
information on the health benefits of eating hempseed

Hemp Seeds
more information on dietary hempseed

Micronutrient Information Center: Essential Fatty Acids
an overview of the importance of essential fatty acids (EFAs) in the body

Are You Getting Enough Essential Fatty Acids?
an article on EFAs aimed at vegetarians

Efficacy of Dietary Hempseed Oil in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis
results of a Finnish scientific study that showed dietary hemp oil improved symptoms of contact dermatitis

Hemp as a Nutreceutical for Animals
the benefits of feeding hemp to pets and livestock

Carp Passion: Hemp
an article from a British fishing website about using hempseed as bait

Hemp Body Care Benefits
the benefits of using hemp in skin, hair, and other body care products

Hempcar.org
the story of a hemp-fueled car that toured North America raising awareness about biofuels

Hemp Plastic
more information about hemp based alternatives to plastic

Hemp For Houses
more information on the possibilities for using hemp in construction

House of Hemp
the story of a house built with hemp materials in Ontario

USA Hemp Museum
extensive information about the history of and modern uses for hemp

America's Harried Hemp History
an article on the history of hemp in America from colonial times to today

Hemp: Beyond Peak Oil
information about hemp's uses and the history of prohibition from a site about the impact of the decline of fossil fuels

Hemp for Victory
the 1942 American Government film designed to encourage farmers to grow more hemp to help the war effort

Frequently Asked Questions about Hemp and Canada's Hemp Industry
information about Canada's industrial hemp rules and regulations, also available in French

Hemp Grows With Technological Advances:
Plant replacing petroleum-based products for varied industrial uses
an article from a business magazine about the exponential growth of hemp in the financial marketplace and trends for the future

MEDICAL MARIJUANA LINKS:

Marihuana: The Forbidden Medicine
The companion site to a book about medical marijuana written by two Harvard Medical School professors, including excerpts, articles by the authors, and an extensive collection of anecdotal evidence written by patients.

Medical Marijuana Testimonials
Research summaries and patient testimonials on medical marijuana for a variety of conditions.

Hot Topics: Marijuana as Medicine
A page from a resource guide on Cannabis from the BBC's Science and Technology website.

Marijuana as Medicine: Consider the Pros and Cons
An article from the Mayo Clinic about medical marijuana.

Waiting to Inhale
Website for a documentary about medical marijuana, including scientific references and an online video preview of the film.

MedicalMarijuanaProCon.org
A listing of the pro and con arguments for the use of medical marijuana with further information on both sides of the debate.

The Emperor Wears no Clothes
The extensive and well-researched full text of a book on hemp and marijuana, including chapters on The Body of Medical Literature on Cannabis Medicine and The Therapeutic Use of Cannabis.

Antique Cannabis Book
History of the use of cannabis as medicine, including images of antique bottles of cannabis medicines.

Health Canada: Medical Uses of Marijuana
More information about current Canadian government medical marijuana regulations.

Medical Use of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Review of the Evidence
A report from the British Parliament on medical marijuana and marijuana derivatives.

British Medical Association: Therapeutic Uses of Cannabis
The BMA's official report on cannabis which states, "The report underpins the policy of the BMA that certain additional cannabinoids should be legalised for wider medicinal use. It sets the research agenda and identifies the legal steps that need to be taken before new treatments can be developed."

American Medical Association: Medical Marijuana
The AMA's official report on medical marijuana which states, "The AMA calls for further adequate and well-controlled studies of marijuana and related cannabinoids in patients who have serious conditions for which preclinical, anecdotal, or controlled evidence suggests possible efficacy and the application of such results to the understanding and treatment of disease."

National Institutes of Health: Workshop on the Medical Utility of Marijuana
A workshop put together by the American NIH that concluded that marijuana therapy was good for many conditions but bad for the lungs recommending "the development of insufflation/inhalation devices or dosage forms capable of delivering purer THC or cannabinoids to the lungs free of dangerous combustion byproducts."

World Health Organisation: Cannabis: A Health Perspective and Research Agenda
A WHO report that concludes, "There is a clear need for both epidemiological and applied research on cannabis and its derivatives. There are important gaps in knowledge about the health consequences of cannabis use which need to be addressed by well-controlled studies."

Citations from Scientific Journals

The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis
Lancet Neurology. 2003 May;2(5):291-8.
An examination of the therapeutic properties of marijuana which states, "even if the results of these studies are not as positive as many expect them to be, that we are only just beginning to appreciate the huge therapeutic potential of this family of compounds is clear."

Cannabis in Painful HIV-associated Sensory Neuropathy: a Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial
Neurology. 2007 Feb 13;68(7):515-21.
A study of smoked marijuana in HIV patients that concluded, "smoked cannabis was well tolerated and effectively relieved chronic neuropathic pain from HIV-associated sensory neuropathy."

Preliminary Assessment of the Efficacy, Tolerability and Safety of a Cannabis-based medicine (Sativex) in the treatment of pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatology (Oxford). 2006 Jan;45(1):50-2. Epub 2005 Nov 9.
A study that tested the effects of a cannabis-based medicine on arthritis which concluded that, "disease activity was significantly suppressed following Sativex treatment."

Cannabinoids: Potential Anticancer Agents
Nature Reviews, Cancer. 2003 Oct;3(10):745-55.
The full text of a review article about the use and research of marijuana in cancer treatment which concludes, "cannabinoids exert palliative effects in patients with cancer and inhibit tumour growth in laboratory animals."

Anti-tumoral Action of Cannabinoids: Involvement of Sustained Ceramide Accumulation and Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase Activation
Nature Medicine. 2000 Mar;6(3):255-6.
A study that showed cancerous tumors in animal studies were reduced in size with cannabinoid treatment.

Randomized, Controlled Trial of Cannabis-based Medicine in Central Pain in Multiple Sclerosis
Neurology. 2005 Sep 27;65(6):812-9.
A study on marijuana and Multiple Sclerosis which states, "cannabis-based medicine is effective in reducing pain and sleep disturbance in patients with multiple sclerosis related central neuropathic pain and is mostly well tolerated."

Cannabinoid Pharmacology: The First 66 Years
British Journal of Pharmacology. 2006 Jan;147 Suppl 1:S163-71.
The full text (with linked references) of a review article on the history of medical marijuana research that outlines scientific discoveries about the plant and offers suggestions on areas for further research.

We have found these links through years of researching hemp and cannabis, and through active participation - politically and socially - in hemp and cannabis culture both on and offline. We hope you enjoy the resources we have found and reviewed on your behalf, and we welcome submissions of sites you have found interesting and valuable in your own research.

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