BROADCASTS.com

b'

The theme of this week\\u2019s hemp podcast is education.

First we talk to economist Beau Whitney, who says the deliberate miseducation of lawmakers is causing a big and expensive headache in the fiber and grain sector. He said a concerted effort by Big Cannabis (aka the marijuana industry) is distorting the narrative around industrial hemp, confusing lawmakers, stifling competition, and is costing the fiber and grain sectors nearly $20 billion a year.

\\u201cWell-funded cannabis companies have access to legislators and policymakers, and as a result they have leveraged their connections and influence in order to narrowly define hemp as a drug, rather than looking at it as a commodity crop with industrial applications,\\u201d Whitney said.

Then we talk to Eric Kleffner, a hemp grower and game developer who is working on a \\u201cplay-to-earn\\u201d video game called Hemptopia. Players can earn cryptocurrency.

Inspired by his own experience as a hemp grower, Kleffner said, \\u201cI wanted to create a game to educate people about all the ins and outs and how hard it is to farm hemp, and all the uses of hemp as well.\\u201d

And finally, we check in with Rachel Berry, hemp farmer, founder of the Illinois Hemp Growers Association, and the director of regional leaders for the U.S. Hemp Building Association.

Berry talks about her farm in Princeton, Illinois, her work with USHBA, and the various opportunities she has to educate the public on the uses of industrial hemp.

\\u201cI have been invited to join the Illinois Department of Agriculture in the Ag Tent at the State Fair this year,\\u201d Berry said. \\u201cThat\\u2019s the second and third week of August and I am absolutely thrilled to be involved in that work.\\u201d

Pennsylvania Hemp Summit
https://pahempsummit.com/

Duped By Big Dope: How Big Cannabis\' Attack On Hemp Has Cost The Fiber And Grain Industry $20 Billion A Year
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/22/07/27991342/duped-by-big-dope-how-big-cannabis-attack-on-hemp-has-cost-the-fiber-and-grain-industry-20-billi

Whitney Economics
https://whitneyeconomics.com/

Hemptopia Play-to-Earn Video Game
https://hempt.org/

Learn more about Hemptopia Crypto Farming Game
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ggts6CerteKU1tAeqpC_Q

Illinois Hemp Growers Association
https://www.illinoishga.com/

U.S. Hemp Building Association
https://ushba.org/

Hemp Education Events with Rachel Berry

Illinois Cannabis Training Center 7/21:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cannabiz-resource-networking-night-tickets-327645465407

IL State Fair IDOA tent 8/ 15 - 21:
https://www2.illinois.gov/statefair/ridesattractions/Pages/AgricultureTent.aspx


Thank you to our sponsors

IND HEMP
https://indhemp.com/

Americhanvre Cast Hemp
https://americhanvre.com/

Check out the Hempcrete Workshop in Washington State on the Beautiful Kitsap Peninsula
https://www.svarajasthan.net/hempcrete

New Holland Agriculture
https://agriculture.newholland.com/nar/en-us

Lancaster Farming\\u2019s YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRbHPEPB5Av1xUS-L3ecT1Q

Dan Juleff\\u2019s Comment about the Music:
hi mate sorry for the criticism but do you need to have the music on all the time even when you are talking it is so annoying when i just want to hear what you are saying i just want to hear you...you don\'t need extra..when you start the show cool have your music but when you start talking kill the music your show will be 100% better... please do one show for me without the music thank you

Support the Tin Bird Shadow
https://tinbirdshadow.bandcamp.com/releases