Growing cannabis crops could harvest huge economic benefits for Scotland’s farmers and achieve climate targets at the same time, new research has found.
Industrial hemp is a type of cannabis grown specifically for industrial or medicinal purposes and can be used to make a wide range of products. It contains low levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the principal psychoactive constituent of the drug version. Along with bamboo, hemp is among the fastest growing plants on earth, giving it strong green credentials.
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