Legalize Cannabis Hemp Petition on We the People

Four out of the first six petitions submitted to the newly created We the People government petition site, are about ending the federal prohibition on hemp and cannabis. This was in addition to the one I submitted, titled: 
End federal prohibition of hemp. Cannabis is too vital a resource to be kept out of the hands of the people. 

Sign and share the petition, and bring it up to 5000 signatures, and it will be read by the president's staff. Here is the link, and below that is how the petition reads in full.

http://tinyurl.com/3nvddgo

End federal prohibition of hemp. Beyond rhetoric and politics, cannabis is too vital a resource to be kept out of the hands of American citizens. Whole cultures, including ours, were founded on cannabis cultivation, traceable to earliest human endeavors. Hampden, Hampshire, Hampton, Hemphill, Hempstead are common names of US localities named after hemp. Hemp can supplant trees for paper production and building materials; provide fiber and a biodegradable substitute for petroleum-based plastics; edible seeds offer the most complete protein found in the plant kingdom, and its oil contains a perfect balance of Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids. Furthermore, the medicinal potential of cannabis is huge with anti-seizure, anti-tumoral and neuroprotective properties. Return hemp production to the people.