TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – From clothing, to rope, to building insulation, a group of would-be entrepreneurs want the state to legalize industrial hemp.
The weed, a non-euphoric version of marijuana, is a cash crop in some counties and is heartier than cotton or synthetic fabrics.
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Bob Clayton of Tarpon Springs built a house using hemp insulation that cut his heating and air-conditioning bill to less than $80 a month.
"Florida has a unique environment," Clayton said. "We can pull three or four crops a year out of Florida. In North Dakota, they can only get one. So, we have great potential for hemp in Florida that no other state has."
Two bills have been filed to allow the industrial growing of hemp in Florida.