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Waiting for the approval for cultivation of industrial hemp
Dear Editor,
We the Executives and Members of the Region 10 Industrial Hemp and Agriculture Farmers Group are peeved that the beneficial hemp is illegal even though communities, the economy and the environment can benefit tremendously from it.
Over 300 Region 10 Farmers and other residents are calling on our President David Granger to legalize hemp contending that industrial production will create jobs for the hundreds of unemployed youths around the Region and more importantly too, being a green initiative, it will complement the Government’s push for a green environment and green economy.
As we observe Hemp Awareness Week 2017, the group strongly believes that Industrial Hemp can become the chief cash crop of Linden and Region 10 ushering a period of great economic and environmental benefits to the Region.
With no large scale job creation in Linden and consistent with the continuous call by President Granger for persons to go into agro-processing and other value added production, we are confident that Industrial Hemp is the way to go.
This industrial Hemp industry will bring Good Life to us; you can’t talk about Good Life and not talk about Hemp. Processed Industrial Hemp can be use for large scale production of bio fuel and if legalized the herb will not only power but empower Linden and Region 10.
In addition hemp when value-added could produce vehicles, textiles, food products, building material, medicine, cosmetics, animal food, hemp flour among other thing.
Please Mr. President, act now and remove the barriers for the cultivation of this amazing crop and the manufacture of over 25,000 Hemp products. Do not wait for the expected gas and oil boom
Aaron Gardner
Chairman
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