Hemp is used in everything from beauty products to clothing. And the University of Connecticut is te
Hemp is used in everything from beauty products to clothing. And the University of Connecticut is teaching a whole class on growing just this one kind of plant.Around 300 students are taking the course. Some days they study seed selection and lighting. On others, it’s irrigation and nutrients.Instructor Matthew DeBacco said the goal is to present a scientifically-backed way to grow while dispelling myths that, for years, may have passed between illicit growers.“Friends of friends,” DeBacco said. “Sharing information that may have absolutely no scientific basis.”Read the full story: WNPR, “UConn Students Experiment With Classroom Cannabis”(Image Credit: Ryan Caron King / Connecticut Public Radio) -- source link
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