It had been illegal to grow hemp as a crop since WWII, but with the farm bill being passed in the U.S. last year, industrial hemp is becoming a favourable crop once again.
The trick is getting the seeds. Hemp advocate, Chris Boucher, has been handing out hemp seeds for free, to farmers looking to grow.
Unfortunately, there always seems to be Hemp Politics. It doesn’t help that the DEA puts hemp in the same category as marijuana – they both belong to the cannabis family, and both contain the psychoactive ingredient THC, but the amount of THC in hemp is only between 0.3 – 1.5%.
Boucher has been in the business of selling hemp products for several years. His first business was Hempstead Co.
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