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Alaska Sows Seeds For Hemp Program

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HeadQuest

The state of Alaska has proposed regulations for an industrial hemp pilot program.

As reported by the Associate Press, a state law passed last year authorized the creation of a program to study the growth, cultivation or marketing of industrial hemp.

Anchorage TV station KTVA reports staff at the state Plant Materials Center planted six different strains for the first phase.

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