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University of Illinois Pushes Industrial Hemp
Seventy-five years ago, soybeans were introduced as a potential cash crop and now they are second only to corn in importance to Illinois farmers. In the next few decades, industrial hemp may become the emerging cash crop for Illinois farmers, grown for use in the manufacture of construction materials, fabric, paper, and even composite plastic.
University of Minnesota researchers seek paper-making alternatives
One of the most useful and intriguing materials on earth is being run through the mill of change. Paper is used by nearly everyone, every day. But as the Internet increasingly becomes a primary source of information, the need for paper in the 21st century is called into question.
Woody’s Case Up in Smoke
Neo-hippie activist Woody Harrelson’s latest hemp cause has apparently gone up in smoke. The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled today that the former Cheers barkeep and cultivation-friendly film star must stand trial for marijuana possession, following his well-publicized arrest for planting four hemp seeds in 1996.