Hemp Werx: Project Made In U.S.A.| part 2 in a series

New Hampshire activists have been trying to legalize the growth of industrial hemp for the state for over a decade.

Just a few months ago, a new House Bill was introduced to permit the development of an Industrial Hemp industry in New Hampshire.

The Environment and Agriculture Committee, advocates that the use of industrial hemp will improve New Hampshire’s economy and agricultural capabilities... . “The production of industrial hemp can be regulated so as not to interfere with the strict regulation of controlled substances in this state,” states House Bill 399.

“America is the number one importer of hemp, it would be better to buy it from ourselves,” exclaims Keene State College sophomore, Erik Breakell. He thinks if the bill was passed it would be really interesting and it would improve the economy.

The growing of cannabis for industrial hemp use means the plant will contain the least amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), at less than one percent.

Other Notable Quotes

“There is already a domestic market, there is already companies doing this and importing raw materials. This is an immediate agriculture our farmers could step into with little overhead and giving it to an end user,”...

“It can be anything if utilized to its full potential,”

“Because of the growing soil problems, hemp will need to be legalized at some point,”

“It’s an obvious solution to deforestation,”

“It’s kind of a shame that hemp is associated with the drug culture these days because people see it as a middle step of marijuana,”

"Change will come about gradually, ... People will think, ‘why didn’t we do this earlier?’”

“[Hemp] is not a controlled substance and there is a difference.”

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