Pubdate: Sat, 19 Apr 2014
Source: Herald, The (Everett, WA)
Copyright: 2014 The Daily Herald Co.
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COLORADO TO EXPAND FARMING OF HEMP

Colorado is just starting its experiment with industrial hemp 
production, but interest in the new crop is so strong that the state 
is moving to expand the number and size of farms growing marijuana's 
non-intoxicating cousin. A bill that won unanimous approval in a 
Senate committee this week would allow year-round hemp cultivation in 
greenhouses and strike a 10-acre limit on hemp for research and 
development. "Hemp, I believe, is going to be the most valuable crop 
for Colorado farmers in the future," said Michael Bowman, a farmer 
from Wray who plans to grow hemp on his eastern Colorado farm this spring.
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