07-10-2018, 07:02 AM
The US Senate recently passed a bill to legalize growing industrial hemp which could become a very good crop for Puna farmers.
https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/ind...production
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/394741...-commodity
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2...883664418a
“The sheer size of the hemp market is staggering. The total domestic value of hemp retail products sold in 2015 was $573 million, according to the Hemp Industries Association. In addition, the U.S. annually imports $500 million of hemp and hemp-related products, adds Alex Green, GenCanna’s head of media and communications. The nutraceutical active ingredient global market is $20 billion per year, while the pharmaceutical active ingredient global market is $13 billion per year.”
https://about.bgov.com/blog/hemp-advocat...prospects/
https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/ind...production
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/394741...-commodity
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2...883664418a
“The sheer size of the hemp market is staggering. The total domestic value of hemp retail products sold in 2015 was $573 million, according to the Hemp Industries Association. In addition, the U.S. annually imports $500 million of hemp and hemp-related products, adds Alex Green, GenCanna’s head of media and communications. The nutraceutical active ingredient global market is $20 billion per year, while the pharmaceutical active ingredient global market is $13 billion per year.”
https://about.bgov.com/blog/hemp-advocat...prospects/