Source: Jeff Hampton, WRAL, 3/13/17

 The field where corn grew last year could be covered this summer in plants that look a lot like marijuana. 
North Carolina is calling for farmers to grow industrial hemp as part of a statewide test. The plant, a nonintoxicating cousin of marijuana, can be used to produce many products such as cloth and oils that might open new markets for farmers struggling with low prices on conventional crops. 

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