As this grows, literally and figuratively, this is an industry that is going to grow and you are not going to just have state departments of agriculture and research facilities at universities involved, but you are going to have lots and lots, maybe thousands and thousands of just average American farmers growing this crop.
Goodlatte emphasizes the growth of the industrial hemp industry and its impact on farmers.
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