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CHARLES FELIX Continued from page 40
CAROL FELIX every part of it can be used. This opens interacts with those components.
Publishers tric car, currently made in Germany, uti- up more revenue streams. “But we don't know which ones go
lizes industrial hemp based bio-compos- Besides the potential of hemp, there where and in what quantities to cause
NANCY LAMMIE ites. 21% of the car is made of hemp.” are a few other things that excite Linton what,” he says. “And so access leads to
JMC Graphics By lowering the weight of the BMW i7, about the cannabis industry. science, science leads to outcome. The
Art/Production engineers have increased the distance “Globally, governments are increasing- number of outcomes that could be

JUDY GRAMM that the electric car can travel. Hemp ly not ignoring cannabis, which means derived are exponential compared to the
Editorial Manager fibers can be used as a reinforcement in that scientists, entrepreneurs, general ones that we know of already.”
bio-composites. It can form a superior voters, and consumers all have access to Finally, it’s the consumers themselves
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS composite that can hold any shape and a it and they all want to do different that excite Linton. In places like Florida,
Daniel Casciato • Barbara Fallon resulting material that is 2-3 times things,” he says. “Like scientists, we talk he says that there are more discerning,
Vanessa Orr • Lois Thomson stronger than steel. about cannabis, but cannabis is a plant. knowledgeable, and informed consumers.
“We did a very smart transaction with And inside that plant there are at least a “As a result, over the next two or three
SUBSCRIPTIONS a very high tech company, and I hope to hundred components, but we usually years, things will get more interesting
One Year - $45 be back on the field with another run at only talk about CBD and THC. That because people are not just asking if they
Two Years - $70 a way to turn hemp into the most dis- means there are 98 things in there that have any cannabis, but in what format,
Three Years - $85
ruptive agricultural crop in America over we don't know enough about. What what function, what dosage,” he says.
To subscribe, call (561) 368-6950 the next 24 months,” says Linton. “And excites me is trying to have the opportu- “There's now a solid base of access and
Or email: carol@cannabisnewsflorida.com by disruptive, I mean to protein, phar- nity for everybody to unlock the poten- you will soon see a massive acceleration
ma, and industrial applications.” tial of all of the components of the and really sophisticated consumption of
All rights reserved. Reproduction Linton believes that hemp can become plant.” knowledge and format.”
In whole or part without written a viable source of revenue for farmers in For Linton, that means a lifetime of
permission is prohibited. the United States. If the plant is able to work for many people because the For more information,
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