US-grown hemp could soon find its way into your food, clothes, and cars

The US may be on the cusp of creating a home-grown industry from a long-demonized plant. The US hemp industry is pushing hard for a measure that would make it legal for US businesses to produce the substance, and if lawmakers approve it, consumers could soon find US-grown hemp in their food, baby products, fabric, fuel, paint, body-care products, paper, carpet, and even auto parts.

The National Hemp Association (NHA) on Wednesday (Jan. 13) hired alobbying firm with contacts deep in the US Department of Commerce to make a push to get the measure passed this year, said Zev Paiss, the group’s director. Paiss told Quartz the NHA is prepared to spend more than $10,000 per month to get the issue through.

More than 30 nations grow hemp to sell as a commodity on the world market, including China, which is the largest supplier of hemp fiber to the

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