A staple crop of American agriculture in the 1800’s, Hemp’s prominence in American history continues to be reflected in town names such as ‘Hempfield’ and ‘Hempstead’. Our founding fathers grew hemp, advocated for commercial hemp and even drafted the Declaration of Independence on paper made from hemp.

Despite significant positive economic and environmental impact on foods, beverages, cosmetics, personal care products, nutritional supplements, fabrics, paper, construction, insulation materials and other manufactured goods, industrial hemp continues to be subject to U.S. drug laws and growing industrial hemp remains restricted. Under current U.S. drug policy, industrial hemp remains a Schedule I substance.