Hemp: Lifeline to the Future: The Unexpected Answer for Our Environmental and Economic Recovery
Hemp, Lifelineis a must-have reference book for any writer or researcher of hemp. I use it frequently in the production ofHempWorld.  --Mari Kane,HempWorldmagazineA wonderful resource on all aspects of hemp, from agricultural pursuits to its many forms as a commodity. --Outfitter magazine, March 1995An exhaustive study of all things hemp; history, physiology, industrial usage, alternative fuel source and the real reasons for its prohibition: profits! It won't take long reading this book to realize the crime of hemp is that America let a few people in power bulldoze one of our great resources into nonexistence. If reading this doesn't make you a hemp activist, it certainly will change the way you look at our so-called "Drug War" and make you think about this extremely important issue. Plus it will give you plenty of ammunition in your next debate on legalization. Ties together the issues of renewable resources vs. false public perceptions in our re-examination of mankind's oldest useful plant.  --Earth Tools, Summer 1994.Chris Conrad, in his bookHemp, Lifeline to the Future, describes a house in the "biosustainable society" of tomorrow: "Hemp will be used in almost all the component parts of the house itself; the construction boards, insulation, finishes, paint and plumbing. Hemp is incorporated into the desk and all the papers in the house, the clothes in the closet, the fabric of carpets and curtains, and all the plastic components of phone and entertainment systems, computers and accessories. Hemp biofuel provides the household's energy supply."Oh, and it's cool when you smoke it, too. Conrad cites the rich tradition of marijuana dating back to the Hindu epic story Rig-Veda, some 3500 years ago. Hemp, in short, is the only essential element of a peaceful, non-nuclear bio-world. --Washington Post, May 31, 1995I couldn't put this book down. Even though I knew much about hemp, reading all the new information that Chris has unearthed was fascinating. I highly recommend this book.  --Sally Miller,Synergymagazine, 1994Reasoned, exhaustively footnoted.  --Orange County Weekly Cal., Nov. 17-23, 1995, p. 14.Your book was truly inspiring.  Hempsters owe a great debt to you for taking the time to collect the information required to write such an informative tome.  I also really like the wayLifelineis presented.  --John Dvorak,Hempmagazine, 1996