Brighter Future for Hemp Clothes
By Amy Whittingham
Soon, Vermont farmers might gain a new chance to bring potentially lucrative diversity to their operations. Without signing it, Governor Jim Douglas has allowed a bill which lets farms plant industrial hemp crops become a law. However the champions of a new and thriving industry will have a longer wait
Hemp and marijuana are both considered the same plant so according to Federal law, they are both illegal. Lawmakers believe eventual change is probable for this policy. Change in this policy will most likely be an eventuality, most lawmakers believe. Proponents insist that hemp is vital for cosmetics, garments, and even for food production. The Agriculture Agency is ready for further changes with the adoption of new legislation.
Corn production in Vermont is far less than in the Midwest, totaling only 90,000 acres each year, but that does not mean that Vermont can survive without good rotation crops. Various industries support hemp as an additional Vermont crop, including candle making and dairy industries. Right now the hemp market is small, but it is rapidly growing into the mainstream marketplace. Over the last ten years, farmers in Canada grew an average of 16,500 acres of hemp every year for use in food products. Hemps other potential use in Vermont is affordable bedding for over 140,000 cows.
Because of hemps ties to marijuana, law enforcement opposes the bill. The Governor also stated that the relation between hemp and marijuana was a part of the reason as to why he did not support the bill. The task of the Agriculture Agency is to write the regulations for hemp cultivation that will enable farmers to get their licenses as soon as the new law goes into effect. This state, and North Dakota, are the only two that have put this into effect. At present, Canada and many other countries are growing hemp legally. Hemp cultivation and production were banned by law in America in 1937, although it’s interesting to note that exceptions were made for hemp farming for certain industries during World War 2.
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