WHERE
WHERE OREGON FARMERS ARE PLANTING FOLDS TO TRY TO
CAPITALIZE FROM THE GROWING
DEMAND.
DEMAND.
DEMAND. >> BEFORE IT GETS TO YOUR CUP
OF COFFEE OR CRAFT COCKTAIL IT
STARTS YOU IN THE SOIL.
>> IT IS CANNABIS WITH NO THC.
>> THE FIELDS DEDICATED ARE ON
THE RISE.
THE RISE.
THE RISE. THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SAYS THEY'VE LICENSED 1342
GROWERS TO PLANT A 46,219 ACRES
OF HEMP THIS YEAR.
IS NEARLY 6 TIMES THE 7008
ACRES PLANTED IN 2018.
>> WE ARE DEFTLY ONE OF THE
LEADERS.
LEADERS.
LEADERS. THERE'S AN AMAZING CLIMATE FOR
CANNABIS.
CANNABIS.
CANNABIS. BUTTS, WE ALSO HAVE A
KNOWLEDGEABLE WORKFORCE BECAUSE
IT HAS BEEN IN THE CULTURE FOR
SO LONG.
SO LONG.
SO LONG. >> AND ASSIGNMENTS IS THE
EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR WITH THE
ORGANIC CAN BE NERVOUS AND HEMP
FARMER.
FARMER.
FARMER. >> YOUR SOURCE REALLY MATTERS.
THE WAY THE PLANT IS CULTIVATED
WE GROW EVERYTHING ORGANICALLY
AND BEYOND ORGANICALLY.
>> THEY OPEN THE FLOODGATES FOR
HEMP DERIVED PRODUCTS BY
LEGALIZING PRODUCTION AS AN
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY. REMOVING IT FROM A LIST OF
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. THAT GAVE THEM ROOM TO MOVE.
>> HEMP FARMER'S GOT AN ACCESS
TO TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL
TOOLS WE DID NOT HAVE BEFORE.
LIKE USDA CERTIFICATIONS AND
CROP INSURANCE.
CROP INSURANCE. SO REALLY A BIG DEAL.
>> THE BOOM WITH CBD HAS
EXPANDED THE MISSION TO WHAT IS
CALLED THE CRAFT HEMP INDUSTRY.
>> OREGON HAS SUCH A STRONG
AFFINITY FOR CRAFT PRODUCTS.
WHETHER THAT IS BEER OR WINE OR
DISTILLERIES.
DISTILLERIES. OR COFFEE RESTING.
ALL OF THIS THINGS.
SO WITH HEMP WE ARE SEEING THE
SAME THING.
SAME THING. WE ARE BREATHING IN PRODUCING
SOME HIGH QUALITY HEMP THAT IS
PROBABLY PRETTY SPECIAL TO OUR
REGION.
REGION.
REGION. >> TO FOSTER THE CRAFT INDUSTRY
THERE PARTNERING WITH SMALLER
BARS LIKE THE ISLAND GROWERS.
FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES, THIS
FARM ON SAWHNEY ISLAND HAS
PROVIDED PORTLAND WITH FRESH
ORGANIC FOOD.
ORGANIC FOOD. NOW AMONG THE ROWS OF GREENS
AND VEGETABLES, IS THE FIRST
ACRE OF HEMP.
>> WE MAKE SURE TO PARTNER WITH
THOSE THAT SHARE OUR VALUES
AROUND QUALITY AND ETHICS.
TO BE ENVIRONMENTALLY
RESPONSIBLE.
RESPONSIBLE. >> THESE NURTURED SEEDLINGS
HAVE MADE THEIR WAY OUT OF THE
GREEN HOUSE AND INTO THE DIRT.
IT IS PART OF THE ORGANIC HEMP
FARM PILOT PROGRAM.
>> WE ARE BANDING TOGETHER TO
GROW AT A SCALE THEY CAN
COMPETE WITH THE LARGER
PRIVATELY OWNED FARMS.
>> THEY WILL NOT BE ALONE.
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
RECENTLY LAUNCHED THE GLOBAL
HEMP INNOVATION CENTER.
>> IN THE 1880S TO THE 1930S,
WE WERE THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR
HEMP.
HEMP.
HEMP. THIS IS KIND OF COMING BACK
HOME FOR US.
TO RE-EXERT OURSELVES AS THE
NATIONAL LEADER.
NATIONAL LEADER. >> IT WILL SERVE AS A RESEARCH
HUB CONNECTING A RANGE OF
DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE
UNIVERSITY.
UNIVERSITY. SUCH AS FOOD INNOVATION, PUBLIC
HEALTH, PUBLIC POLICY AND
PHARMACY.
PHARMACY.
PHARMACY. >> IT IS A COMMODITY THAT HAS A
LOT OF POTENTIAL.
NOT JUST IN SOME OF THE
PHARMACEUTICAL ASPECTS BUT IT
WILL ALLOW A LOT OF POTENTIAL
BENEFITS FROM FIBER AND ALSO
NUTRITIONAL QUALITIES OF THE
SEED.
SEED.
SEED. >>
SEED. >> IT IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS
THE EMERALD REGION AMONG THE
45th PARALLEL IDEAL FOR GROWING
HEMP.
HEMP.
HEMP. >>
HEMP. >> WE ARE THE NATURES
GREENHOUSE.
GREENHOUSE. WE ARE LEADERS AND NOT JUST
PRODUCTION BUT IN QUALITY TOO.
I THINK WE WILL SEE MORE AND
MORE OF THAT AS THE NATIONWIDE
TRADE EXPANDS.
TRADE EXPANDS. >> THE POPULARITY OF CBD
ANOTHER HEMP DERIVED PRODUCTS
SHOW A HUGE POTENTIAL AHEAD.
OUTSIDE OF DISPENSARIES.
THEY SEE THE CONTINUED
CORPORATIZATION OF HEMP FARMING
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO CBD
AND THAT THERE WILL BE ROOM IN
THE NICHE MARKET FOR CRAFT
GROWERS.
GROWERS.
GROWERS. >> IT WILL EVENTUALLY BE JUST
LIKE ANY OTHER AGRICULTURAL
CROP.
CROP.
CROP. WHAT WE HOPE, AS CRAFT
PRODUCERS AND THOSE WHO CARE
DEEPLY ABOUT THE GENETICS AND
THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE
PLANTS WE BELIEVE THERE WILL BE
MORE HERE.
MORE HERE. >> AS I MENTIONED THIS IS THE
FIRST HEMP CROP AND I WAS JUST
OUT ON THE FARM THIS AFTERNOON
WHERE THEY WERE PUTTING THE
PLANTS IN THE SOIL FOR THE
FIRST TIME.
FIRST TIME. THE FARMERS WERE VERY EXCITED.
>> IT'S AN INTERESTING LOOK TO
SEE HOW IT'S RUN.
THIS PLACE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR
20 YEARS.
20 YEARS.
20 YEARS. WHY DO THEY NEED TO BRING IN
OTHER GROWERS?
OTHER GROWERS? >> OF COURSE, EACH CROP IS
DIFFERENT IN PLANTING.
BUT REALLY IT HAS BECOME SO
POPULAR THAT FARMERS ARE DOING
THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME.
ANY OF THEM SHOOTING FROM THE
HIP AND TRYING WHATEVER SIX.
SO THIS PARTNERSHIP ALLOWS THEM
TO SHARE INSIGHTS AS WELL AS
RESOURCES FOR SEE THINGS LIKE
SEEDS AND CONNECTIONS OTHER
COMPANIES THAT CAN HELP THEM
WHEN IT COMES TIME TO HARVEST.
HE SPORT CULTIVAR OFFERING FREE
CLASSES TO THE PUBLIC TO
EDUCATE CBD HERE.
BUT THIS JULY THEY'RE GOING TO
START OFFERING ONLINE CLASSES
FOR FREE.
FOR FREE.
FOR FREE. THERE CALLING THEM CBD
CERTIFIED LIFE.
CERTIFIED LIFE. >> THERE CERTAINLY ON TO
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. WE ARE TALKING EARLIER HOW
EVERYONE WAS TALKING ABOUT
USING CBD OIL.
MY FAMILY TOO.
IT'S NOT