Given that the 2018 Farm Bill authorized the production of hemp and removed hemp and hemp seeds from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) schedule of Controlled Substances, it’s likely Americans will see more products developed from the plant. Dr. Shelli Rampold discusses recent research she conducted on Floridians’ opinions of hemp and hemp products, which she explains is largely neutral right now. She also explains how attitudes about hemp could change.

For more information on the PIE Center’s research on industrial hemp, visit https://piecenter.com/2020/10/05/stakeholder-engagement-and-on-farm-research-for-industrial-hemp-commercialization-in-south-florida-seedit/

Audio Clip from "Reefer Madness” 1938, Directed by Louis J. Gasnier. Available at The Public Domain Review, https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/reefer-madness-1938

Music "Balloons Rising" by A. A. Aalto
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Music "Upbeat" by Jon Luc Hefferman
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