First large-scale hemp processing plant begins in Colorado

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A Fort Lupton plant is starting to test and process Colorado's hemp harvest, turning it into pulp that can be used to make paper, sugar -- even biofuels.

It's nickname may be "ditch weed," but the PureVision Technology processing plant in Ft. Lupton is turning Colorado's newest cash crop into something much more valuable.

The hemp plant is cannabis without the psychoactive properties and growing hemp became legal in Colorado last year, along with the recreational marijuana vote

"I would say it grows like a weed. You throw it in the ground and watch it grow," said Dani Billings, who started growing hemp last year, and was amazed at the low-water usage and high yield.

But hemp is still illegal under federal law, so processing facilities are hard to find, and most processing has been done by hand.

That's where Purevision Technology steps in.

Ed Lehrbuger, the company's president and CEO, gave...

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