WHILE LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL AND IN RESPECTIVE state houses alike go around about the expanding legalization of cannabis cultivation, growing demand for hemp in several industries represents significant impetus for the market. Used in various products ranging from biofuels, construction materials, and automotive parts to clothing, health foods, and organic body care, hemp represents a Trojan horse of sorts for federal legalization of cannabis.
This autumn marks the eighth season for an industrial hemp harvest since passage of the 2014 Farm Bill. While producers in some states could legitimately be considered