Following Gov. Tom Wolf’s signing of the Industrial Hemp Research Act in 2016, a hemp pilot program is giving Pennsylvania’s Hemp Politics a positive-looking future.
Hemp is on the rise in Pennsylvania, and Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences is home to one of the hemp research teams appointed to study the economic potential of industrial hemp.
Professor Greg Roth is excited to be one of the leaders in hemp research for Pennsylvania, recognising the multiple benefits of the crop, and it’s immense potential for product development. It promises an economic boost that would be a welcome opportunity to any state.
Industrial hemp is a sustainable crop that has thousands of uses, from clothing and carpeting to biofuel and building materials. The seeds of hemp are an excellent source of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids. Hemp Seed Hearts can be added to almost any meal to boost your daily nutritional intake.
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