They're both classified as cannabis, but marijuana and hemp are not the same. Eric Pollitt, president of Peoria-based Global Hemp, explains the practical and legal differences, the many benefits and uses of industrial hemp, and the challenges and politics of getting the hemp industry off the ground.

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They're both classified as cannabis, but marijuana and hemp are not the same. Eric Pollitt, president of Peoria-based Global Hemp, explains the practical and legal differences, the many benefits and uses of industrial hemp, and the challenges and politics of getting the hemp industry off the ground. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They're both classified as cannabis, but marijuana and hemp are not the same. Eric Pollitt, president of Peoria-based&nbsp;Global Hemp, explains the practical and legal differences, the many benefits and uses of industrial hemp, and the challenges and politics of getting the hemp industry off the ground.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tarter Source #119: It's not marijuana, it's hemp and it's completely different

The Journal Star’s Steve Tarter will cover a wide range of subjects with interviews of a variety of central Illinois residents in upcoming podcasts. Tarter, who’s served as business editor since 2011, has written extensively about local business, financial and media issues in the Journal Star as well as dispensing a wide-ranging blog. Upcoming subjects are likely to include comic books, film noir, classical music and radio-TV.

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Tarter Source #119: It's not marijuana, it's hemp and it's completely different

Tarter Source #119: It's not marijuana, it's hemp and it's completely different