VA Tech to Assist State in Research Production and Use of Industrial Hemp

The Roanoke Star
Virginia Tech will be able to begin research on growing industrial hemp in the commonwealth as a result of a new state law and the establishment of an industrial hemp research program by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 
http://theroanokestar.com/2015/03/18/va-tech-to-assist-state-in-research-production-and-use-of-industrial-hemp/

Industrial Hemp Bill Clears House Panel

WVTF
The bill to legalize growing industrial hemp in Virginia is sponsored by Pearisburg delegate Joseph Yost.  If it becomes law in the spring session, it would begin with research by State Universities such as Virginia Tech and Virginia State University. And if the federal government allows it, crops could be in the ground by 2016.
http://wvtf.org/post/industrial-hemp-bill-clears-house-panel
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