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North Carolina once bet big on hemp. After Congress passed the Farm Bill in 2018, farmers planted more than 2,000 acres, hoping it would replace tobacco as their cash crop. By 2024, only about 480 acres remained. What happened to the hemp dream for North Carolina farmers? We investigate the boom, the bust and what it means for farming’s future.

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