Hemp is on the way

Man aims to become licensed hemp farmer

BISMARCK, N.D. - David Monson began pushing the idea of growing industrial hemp in the United States a decade ago. Now his goal may be within reach � but first he needs to be fingerprinted. Monson plans this week to apply to become the nation’s first licensed industrial hemp farmer. He will have to provide two sets of fingerprints and proof that he’s not a criminal.

The farmer, school superintendent and state legislator would like to start by growing 10 acres of the crop, and he spent part of his weekend staking out the field he wants to use.

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