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Industrial Hemp In Southwest Colorado

Marcia O'Connor
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Hemp is considered one of the best plants in the world for producing fiber and oil that have many industrial uses. KSJD's Tom Yoder talks with Sharon Stewart, founder of Hemp Talks Western Slope, and Scott Perez, owner of Perez Agriculture Company and an industrial hemp farmer, about the potential for growing industrial hemp in southwest Colorado, and how it could transform agriculture and the local economy.

Learn more about industrial hemp on the Hemp Talks Western Slope Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/HempTalksWS

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