LIFTING OF HEMP BAN SOUGHT

WASHINGTON -An effort is underway to get hemp off the controlled substance
list. The strong-fibered plant that can be used in many ways, from
construction material to paper to clothing, doesn't get people stoned
unless they smoke it in massive quantities. But the federal government bans
cultivation of industrial hemp and has it on the controlled list. Several
groups, including the North American Industrial Hemp Council and the
Resource Conservation Alliance, are preparing to petition the Drug
Enforcement Administration to remove it from the list.