Copyright © 2020 by Doug Fine
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“Cannabis, Cannabis sativa” by Ida Pemberton, reprinted with permission by University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium (COLO).
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Fine, Doug, author.
Title: American hemp farmer : adventures and misadventures in the cannabis trade / Doug Fine.
Description: White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2020]. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019058309 (print) | LCCN 2019058310 (ebook) | ISBN 9781603589192 (paperback) | ISBN 9781603589208 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Hemp—United States. | Hemp farmers—United States. | Hemp industry— United States.
Classification: LCC SB255 .F55 2020 (print) | LCC SB255 (ebook) | DDC 633.5/30973—dc23
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