The family patriarch often sleeps outside in a junked car because of his home's crowded conditions. With their conscientious, practical, and well-researched planning, the Lakota Hemp Project has the eyes of the hemp industry focused hopefully on South Dakota. Mari Kane stands in front of a hemp field dressed entirely in hemp products. Gazing into the crystal ball While Jeff Gain is decidedly optimistic, HempWorld's Mari Kane is more guarded with her hopes for hemp's immediate future. Kane finds public awareness of the hemp dilemma encouraging.
People are very aware.
We've gotten the word out. In fact, there are a lot of people who assume it's legal because there are so many products out there. But, she said, the fight is far from over. I don't think we see enough of it in the press. There's a bit of complacency about hemp as well as the drug war.