7th week of the history of hemp in the United States
The entrepreneurs, activists, farmers, students of other representatives of civil society to unite their efforts in order to return malonarkoticheskuyu hemp in the category the most effective legal country's agricultural crops.
During June 6-12 in the United States has traditionally been carried out for 7 weeks history of hemp in the United States. The video, prepared by our American colleagues, demonstrates how entrepreneurs, activists, farmers, students of other representatives of civil society to unite their efforts in order to return malonarkoticheskuyu hemp in the category the most effective legal country's agricultural crops.
Eric Steenstra, president of Vote Hemp
Spindletop On the farm, which is the research arm of the University of Kentucky, we are implementing one of the stages of the Week US hemp history. From here begins the revival of the American konoplevodstva, which has a long history of cultivation and processing. Here, the second year in a row being tested, in which the properties of industrial hemp and the possibility of replacing acreage traditionally cultivated tobacco plantations of industrial crops of traditional American crop - cannabisa.
Rich Mundell agronomist, Kentukiyskogo University of Kentucky Tobacco Research Center
Farmers already know how to work with the technical hemp. We really want to see how malonarkoticheskaya Hemp will grow in Kentucky
Leah Black graduate student conducting research on industrial hemp University of Kentucky
There has recently been great interest, especially the youth, to malonarkoticheskoy hemp. And this is extremely positive, as hemp is one of the most popular foods.
David Williams, University of Kentucky agronomist
Environmental technologies are actively developing. I'm sure, and I hope you will agree that in a drastic reduction of the resource base, it is a technical hemp can make a key contribution to ensuring conditions for the absence of problems with the food, both now and in the future. Malonarkoticheskaya hemp makes it possible to produce a huge range of food products necessary for human life.
Lauren Berlekamp, coordinator of the Week history of hemp in the United States
Technical hemp is already considered as an alternative to other "ineffective" agricultural products. It can be grown without the use of hazardous chemical substances. In this plant allows to obtain not only an excellent yield of raw material used as a food, but by-products which can be manufactured paper or other useful products for humans.
Eric Steenstra, president of Vote Hemp
Nancy Metcalf, coordinator of the campaign week history of hemp in the United States
Hemp products like hemp protein, hemp seed oil, flour, etc.
David Williams, University of Kentucky agronomist
These products are popular with consumers and they are ready to buy them
Eric Steenstra, president of Vote Hemp
Consumers see hemp products, and realize that they are really useful for the body in everyday life. Food Market of industrial hemp is already hundreds of millions of dollars in the US alone, but all the seeds produced in Canada, Europe and China, but not in our country. There is absolutely no sense to deny US farmers to cultivate industrial hemp commercially.
Laura Berlekamp (Lauren Berlekamp), coordinator of the Week history of hemp in the United States
Week history of hemp in the United States is exactly the opportunity that should demonstrate the potential of cannabis and to attract the public to the problem of the impossibility of its cultivation in the country.
Nancy Metcalf (Nancy Metcalf), coordinator of the campaign week history of hemp in the United States
Hundreds of organizations across the country not only to support the cultivation of industrial hemp cultivation technology, and train people in their regions through various events that promote konoplevodstvo in the United States.
Laura Berlekamp (Lauren Berlekamp), coordinator of the Week history of hemp in the United States
In promoting konoplevodstvo US agricultural market, our organization has had some success. That is why already in several states are activities aimed at preparing for the cultivation of hemp malonarkoticheskoy, while only in certain regions.
Stiinstra Eric (Eric Steenstra), president of Vote Hemp
And you can take part in the revival of konoplevodstva in the United States. You just need to sign a petition to Congress. Our legislators should be aware that the US population supports the initiative for the return of industrial hemp legal status
Blake Leah (Leah Black) graduate student conducting research on industrial hemp University of Kentucky
In order to participate in future studies malonarkoticheskoy hemp, to know about the unique properties of this plant, in the country annually initiates Week history of hemp in the United States.
Information taken from the site http://tku.org.ua