Please walk in there.

But it's not super safe to walk too far back.

And so this is where I've started to collect and dry out my dual purpose temp.

And so this looks much different than the plants we were just looking at before.

And it's not as sticky as well.

So as long as you're not allergic, you feel free to... Oh, that man, that smells like the... Yes, it's not as sticky as well. So as long as you're not allergic, yeah, feel free. But that is, oh, that man, that smells like weed.

Yes, it's very plunged.

I'm looking at a shipping container full of drying plants.

It's a plant that humans have grown for over 10,000 years.

It produces everything from fabric to food, from rope and building supplies, to medicines. It's remarkably

tough and can grow practically anywhere. In many ways, it's a perfect plant. Except until quite

recently, it was completely illegal to grow anywhere in the U.S. In this episode of Fibernation,

we traced the rise and fall and rise again of hemp.

From its roots in Asia to its importance in the colonial U.S., from World War II to the war on drugs, hemp has a curious and complicated history.

Today, we'll look at how this long-vilified plant is turning over a new leaf as farmers and

entrepreneurs discover its multiple uses, because hemp's future, it turns out, is a lot more than

just fiber. Oh, and we're going to talk a lot about smoking pod. I'm Alison Kourleski, and you're

listening to Fiber Nation, tales of textiles, craft, and culture.

I am pulling into the driveway of the Arctic Agriculture Program, and it looks like that is Brian

there waiting to meet me. Cool.

Hey, you must be Brian.

How are you?

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