Hemp producers say bureaucracy, marijuana stigma, are major hurdles to fibre crop’s uptake
While pushed as a sustainable source for clothing, hemp producers say a complex web of rules and regulations — including going through the office of drug control — make it hard for them to meet demands from the fashion industry.
- In short: Australian charity Fashion Collective is urging the government to provide support for industrial hemp to allow more farmers to grow it alongside other natural fibres.
- It sug…