Natural. Misunderstood. Legal. This is the story of hemp in the United States. A forbidden fiber in the U.S. since 1970, hemp has taken the heat for almost five decades. Until the Farm Bill passed in December of 2018, hemp was federally illegal to grow for commercial purposes, making it risky for businesses to invest in a new crop that was incorrectly classified as a drug.
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iHemp Magazine #15 Hemp Pioneers Dave & Anne Jordan standing in front of their decortication machine inside their huge hemp fibre factory, near Christchurch Understanding
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