| Sumario: | This book is a readable and important history of the uneven rise and fall of hemp farming and production in the United States. Hashim skillfully situates hemp in the larger political, economic, and labor worlds that determined its fate as both a viable crop for American farmers and a marketable resource in the world economy.--James C. Giesen, Mississippi State University The approach this book takes and the quality of the work promises to provide a lasting contribution to the literature. Most books on this topic focus on hemp or marijuana, specific historical periods/analyses, or current debates centering on legalization for medical or recreational use (often focusing on one but not the other, i.e. medical or recreational use). Other works focus on hemp's industrial applications alone. And, many focus on the moral panics associated with hemp as marijuana and its shift from a legal product to a banned drug. Few, if any, combine all of this and more in scope which this book accomplishes.
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