US farmers turn to hemp as trade war rages
Global Business • 2m 56s
In the gently rolling farmland of southern Virginia, there are the traditional crops like soybean, corn and tobacco. Lately a new crop is popping up as well: marijuana's straight-laced cousin hemp.
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