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There's arguably evidence that competing industries helped form the "Marihuana Tax Act of 1937" which significantly hindered the hemp industry.

You're correct that completely removing THC or other components won't get to 100%. There are primary extraction methods which separate individual cannabinoids, and further refinement processes such as chromatography that can isolate individual compounds such as CBD up to over 99%. The trace elements are effectively non-detectable.

In 2017 farmers harvested 400,000 acres of hemp worldwide, 25,000 of which was in the U.S.

That number (25,000 acres in the US) will likely double in 2018 and again for the 2019 harvest. The profit per acres is significantly higher for industrial hemp than for other crops, so likely more jobs, and more money in the pockets of farmers as well as others in the value chain for hemp.

In my case, having a quest is key. Each career transition started with feeling that I had accomplished everything I started out to do and wanting a new challenge or a chance to learn a new industry. Change keeps you on top of your game and you're still able to leverage and use your core skills and competencies.

My dad is a pastor in a small church in NY and he personally believes that plants are a natural part of life and have inherent properties that can heal.

One of our core partner farms in Oregon is run by a multi generational farming family and they're devout Christians.