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The hemp industry is booming, and with roots stretching throughout human history, it’s not going away any time soon. Here are some of our favorite articles and videos about this booming business.


hemp Hemp Can Do That: The Forgotten History of Hemp Cultivation

The stat sheet on hemp sounds almost too good to be true: its fibers are among the planet’s strongest, its seed oil the most nutritious, and its potential as an energy source vast and untapped.

Our extensive use of hemp may seem like a hot new trend, but hemp is actually inextricably intertwined with human history. In Doug Fine’s own words “Seventy-seven years of cannabis prohibition, in other words, are a blip in humanity’s eight-millennia relationship with this plant.”

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doug fine American Hemp Farmer: An Interview with Doug Fine

Investigative journalist, farmer, and goat herder Doug Fine has been writing about hemp for 26 years. Author of Hemp Bound and Too High to Fail, he believes that hemp can lead the way toward a new, regenerative economy. In this interview with Chelsea Green, Fine gives us the straight dope on one of the world’s most fascinating and lucrative crops and explains why you should start growing it, too.

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cbd A Gold Rush: The Rise of CBD

Cannabidiol – CBD – has become the new favorite natural wellness supplement for many ailments. It’s become near-impossible to find a product that hasn’t been infused with CBD, the non-hallucinogenic compound extracted from the hemp plant. Drinks, pet chews, smoothies, gummies — you name it, the exploding CBD industry has you covered.

While many farmers are keen to cash in on the CBD craze, the future of CBD may not be so cut and dry.

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