It creates a paradox that allows the importation of hemp and hemp products, but not U.S. production of industrial hemp. Large-scale production is currently prohibited in the United States. Industrial hemp was grown in this country in its colonial days until the 1950s when the DEA defined it as marijuana. Twenty-nine countries, including the major industrialized nations, are hemp producers. However, American farmers are now becoming interested in hemp as an important rotational crop and a new source of income.
Many states have industrial hemp initiatives in progress.
You can help by contacting your lawmakers and letting them know your views. In addition, your purchase of hemp goods supports the hemp industry.