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New Hemp Variety Challenges Cottons

by Kristoffer James on October 1, 2008

Researchers in the Netherlands have developed a new variety of hemp that they hope will challenge cotton’s stronghold over textiles. What’s interesting about this strain is that is supposedly contains absolutely no THC (the psycho-active compound in marijuana). Generally, industrial hemp contains less than 0.3% THC — not nearly enough to produce the psycho-active effects [...]

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