Dear Reader,

The Hemp Industries Association is proud to present the Colorado Industrial Hemp Farming Symposium, which will take place on April 3rd 2014 from 5pm to 8pm at the Adams County Government Center Conference Center, 4430 South Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO 80601. Admission to the symposium is $15. This event is open to the public, and will include discussion on how Colorado farmers can move forward with cultivating industrial hemp now that Colorado has legalized the crop, how hemp is grown and processed, as well as markets for hemp and realistic expectations for farmers who are interested in growing the crop. The symposium will include presentations by President of Vote Hemp Eric Steenstra, Colorado Department of Agriculture Deputy Commissioner Ron Carleton, Director of Farm Operations with Manitoba Harvest Foods Clarence Shwaluk, Kent Peppler of the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, and other experts in the fields of hemp agriculture and processing, the hemp market, and hemp legislation efforts.

WHAT: Colorado Industrial Hemp Farming Symposium, presented by the Hemp Industries Association, and sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, Adams County & Vote Hemp: Admission price: $15
WHEN: Thursday, April 3rd 2014 from 5 pm to 8 pm (hemp products on display starting at 4pm)
WHERE: Adams County Government Center Conference Center 4430 South Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO 80601

For more information, please visit: http://thehia.org/Colorado

Vote Hemp is a national, single-issue, nonprofit organization dedicated to the acceptance of and free market for industrial hemp, low-THC oilseed and fiber varieties of Cannabis, and to changes in current law to allow U.S. farmers to grow the crop.

The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) represents the interests of the hemp industry and encourages the research and development of new products made from industrial hemp, oilseed and fiber varieties of Cannabis.