We have recently seen an oil rig burn and sink to the Gulf floor that left a gaping hole to leak millions of gallons of crude oil into our oceans. This will leave a big scar on our environment for a very long time to come. We all know hemp is a highly renewable resource that can be used to make thousands of products including products that we use crude oil for. It is time that the U.S. allowed farmers to start growing hemp. Allowing hemp to be grown will not only create a new market it will also create jobs, and tax revenue, it will help us cut down on our dependence on oil, foreign or domestic. Hemp oil can be used in place of crude oil for many products, it is a green product and environmentally safer than crude oil. Expanding offshore drilling instead of investing in renewable energies like hemp oil is not the way to go.