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Hemp clothing and food products are legal in the United States, though the cultivation of industrial hemp is not. Hemp is a high-yield crop and grows well without herbicides, fungicides, or pesticides. It also captures CO2 from the atmosphere. And hemp clothes ain't the burlap sacks they used to be. Today, the fiber can deftly be woven into sophisticated textiles. Click here to see some fine examples.

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