AS MARIJUANA PROHIBITION FALLS, AMERICAN PERSONAL CARE SECTOR LOOKS TO BOOST USE OF HEMP
September 1st, 2016
AS a decades-long prohibition on production and sale of the ‘cannabis sativa’ plant and its components are falling away throughout North America, the use of hemp as a personal care product ingredient is on the rise.
In the United States (US), four states have legalised recreational cannabis (Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Alaska), along with the capital territory Washington DC, while 21 states have legalised medical marijuana, boosting growth in the legal consumption and production of the plant. Meanwhile, in Canada, the government is expected to ...
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