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Lawmaker holds hope in Hemp North Dakota Representative David Monson wants to be the first American farmer to grow industrial hemp.

Publication: State Legislatures
Publication Date: 01-MAR-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
David Monson began pushing the idea of growing industrial hemp in the United States a decade ago. Now his goal may be within reach, but the North Dakota farmer, school superintendent and state legislator first needs to provide two sets of fingerprints and proof that he's not a criminal.

Monson applied in January to become the nation's first licensed industrial hemp farmer. He would like to start by growing 10 acres of the crop, and he spent part of his weekend staking out the field he wants to use.

"I'm starting to see that we maybe have a chance," Monson said....

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