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Colorado Farmers Start Hemp Co-Op

Farmers in northeast Colorado have formed one the first cooperatives for hemp.

Colorado legalized the crop along with marijuana in 2012. Both are forms of cannabis, but hemp isn't mind-altering. The plant can be used for clothing, soaps, food and other industrial uses. 

- See more at: https://www.cpr.org/news/newsbeat/colorado-farmers-start-hemp-co-op#sthash.JyjEdYeh.dpuf

Farmers in northeast Colorado have formed one the first cooperatives for hemp.

Colorado legalized the crop along with marijuana in 2012. Both are forms of cannabis, but hemp isn't mind-altering. The plant can be used for clothing, soaps, food and other industrial uses.

Read the full article at Colorado Public Radio

 

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