Hemp having a moment as Prairie farmers try to grow niche crop into $1-billion industry
 

Not that long ago, Rod Lanier could count on an annual spring visit from the police. The southern Alberta farmer has been growing hemp for 12 years, and in the early days, the distinctive odour from his fields when the crop is in flower would invariably catch the attention of area residents.


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