Industrial hemp doesn’t need another talking shop. It needs an action plan.
You can read Jospeh's article here: https://lnkd.in/eDXTnR-T
Joseph Hickey Sr's recent article “The industrial hemp industry is going nowhere” is absolutely right in many respects. The industrial hemp sector won’t move forward without joined-up thinking, shared goals, and a supply chain that actually works.
But the answer isn’t another summit. We don’t need another talking shop. We need (as Jospeh has rightly said) infrastructure and integration.
The only way to unlock hemp’s economic and environmental potential at scale, globally, is by building the basic systems every functioning industry depends on:
Banking, because without legal clarity (especially on laws like POCA in the UK), institutional capital can’t move. Not in, not out. No growth. No liquidity. No viability.
Insurance, because financial security is the foundation of trust. With the right underwriting, hemp carbon credits can be insured before harvest, creating tradable futures and the certainty buyers like Amazon and Nestlé demand.
Carbon credits, because they monetise the core benefit of hemp: high-yield, measurable, nature-based carbon sequestration. Without a credible carbon market, we leave half the value on the table.
We’re not waiting for someone else to solve this. We’ve started. The work is happening, from Washington DC to Westminster.
We’re in the right rooms with the right people.
Join us.
You can read Jospeh's article here: https://lnkd.in/eDXTnR-T
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