“No time has passed when Cannabis has not been an integral part of the worldwide fabric of society. John McCabe has pointedly brought hemp’s past into the eyes of the future. Understanding where the issues stem from that surround Cannabis, both industrial and medicinal, allows us to make the right decisions today for a better, more sustainable conscience tomorrow. It has been with much pride that I was able to share with John an American-Canadian hemp perceptive. Governmental recognition of this viable agricultural fiber and grain crop is plausible and necessary for the growth of the future fabric of today’s worldwide society.”
– Anndrea M. Hermann, Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance, http://www.HempTrade.ca
“In Hemp: What the World Needs Now, McCabe assembles a vast collection of source materials to document hemp cannabis’ uses throughout history and frames the quotes with discourse on the economic and environmental issues affecting hemp’s status as a modern crop.
Importantly, McCabe doesn't avoid the often violate issues of cannabis as a medicine or a recreational herb. Rather than tiptoeing around the tension, he acknowledges that hemp and marijuana are irrevocably intertwined despite the vastly different varietal characteristics of the cannabis plant.
In all, McCabe presents compelling evidence and then steps back – allowing the reader to personally consider the possible outcomes of re-introducing legal hemp agriculture in the United States as well as revising retributional drug policies worldwide.”
– Dave Thorvald Olson, Communications Director, http://www.HempLobby.org; Author, Hemp Culture in Japan; Producer, HempenRoad
“John McCabe has written a contemporary and politically relevant book that helps dispel and debunk many of the modern, government-created myths about the cannabis plant.”
– Allen St. Pierre, Executive Director, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws/NORML Foundation, Member, Board of Directors, Washington, DC; http://www.norml.org
“A thorough study of the myriad industrial uses for hemp. It raises the question, ‘Why is the U.S. missing out?’”
– Oregon NORML
“A very thorough and comprehensive overview of this amazing food, fuel, and fiber plant. I was left with the distinct opinion that our own American hemp history precludes the need for any further research.
Prohibition has many negative facets, but eliminating hemp as an industrial crop for struggling American farmers is one of the most ridiculous. Withholding medical cannabis from patients one of the most sadistic, and imprisoning otherwise innocent citizens for personal cannabis use the most hypocritical, destructive and unfair. This book shines a bright light of truth, exposing the lie that is prohibition.”
– Cher Ford-McCullough, President, Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform; http://www.wonpr.org