New pot law could be big boost for Alberta hemp industry

While pot smokers are cheering Canada’s looming legalization of recreational marijuana, the move is also poised to provide a big boost to the country’s growing hemp industry.
Producers expect their revenues to soar because sections of the Cannabis Act will allow them to extract non-narcotic cannabidiol (CBDs) from hemp flowers, leaves and chaff that under current laws must be discarded.
“It’s a game-changer for us,” says Diane Jang, chief executive of Hempco Food an