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Hemp vs. Marijuana: Why Growing Hemp Should Not Be Restricted Like Pot

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 07/22/2015 - 08:45

Hemp has been described as a versatile crop used in the production of certain foods, body and hair care products, textiles, papers, plastics, and even construction. However, the cultivation of industrial hemp is currently prohibited in the United States and has been since the 1970s when all cannabis plants were classified as controlled substances. A recent study conducted at the University of Minnesota shows the genetic difference between hemp and marijuana.

"Given the diversity of cultivated forms of cannabis, we wanted to identify the genes responsible for differences in drug content," George Weiblen, a professor with a joint appointment in the University of Minnesota's College of Biological Sciences and College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, said in a statement. 

Weiblen and his colleagues from the U of M are one of the few groups of scientists in the U.S. with federal clearance to study cannabis...

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