RALEIGH, N.C. -- The 2018 growing season is the second year for the North Carolina hemp crop.

Growers say the state's environment is good for the hemp plant

Farmers and hemp business owners held a festival to educate the public

Hemp can be used to make paper, textiles, biofuel and more

Some farmers say hemp is going to breathe new life into a lot of their livelihoods. Growers say the Tar Heel State's environment is good for the hemp plant.

This week, farmers and hemp business owners held a festival to educate the public about what hemp is, and what it's not.

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“My wife's dad was one of the first to get a hemp license. He's a third generation farmer. He farms over 2,000 acres of soybeans, corn, tobacco and he said if we take care of the paperwork he'd take a chance and it kind of spent off from there,” Charles Peterson with The Hemp Source said.

While hemp is a distant cousin of marijuana, it will not get you high. Hemp's also very versatile. It can be used to make paper, textiles, insulation, biofuel and even food.