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UPDATE: Hemp, Inc. Announces Subsidiary Hemp University's First Educational Symposium of 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina, is Nearly Sold Out
Spring Hope, North Carolina--(Newsfile Corp. - March 9, 2018) - Hemp, Inc. (OTC PINK: HEMP), a...
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[{"type":"text","content":"UPDATE: Hemp, Inc. Announces Subsidiary Hemp University's First Educational Symposium of 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina, is Nearly Sold OutSpring Hope, North Carolina--(Newsfile Corp. - March 9, 2018) - Hemp, Inc. (OTC PINK: HEMP), a global leader in the industrial hemp industry with the largest hemp mill in the western hemisphere, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Hemp University, LLC's first educational symposium event of the year, \"Growing Hemp for Profit,\" on Saturday, March 10, 2018, is nearly sold out, with nearly 95% of maximum allowed participants already registered.The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn in Charlotte, North Carolina. Attendees will be able to participate in three training sessions that will focus on growing, cannabidiol (CBD) oil extracting, and hemp farming economics. In 2017, the first year hemp was legal to grow in North Carolina, Hemp University hosted five sold-out symposiums in northeast North Carolina and had a total of over 800 attendees.\"We identified a need for an industrial hemp educational event in Charlotte after receiving numerous inquiries about farming hemp and manufacturing hemp-derived CBD from residents living in this area,\" said Hemp, Inc., CEO Bruce Perlowin. \"We have seen how the decrease in profitability of tobacco farming has compromised the family farm, leading many to abandon generations-long businesses in search of different employment in more urban settings. We are proud to be on the forefront of the industrial hemp movement and look forward to sharing that experience and expertise with the people of Charlotte.\"The Hemp University is one of Hemp, Inc.'s powerful tools in educating and training farmers who are growing hemp for the company this year. In fact, Hemp, Inc. reported in a previous press release that it is also set to grow up to 25,000 acres of industrial hemp this year thus making North Carolina the \"Epicenter of the Industrial Hemp Industry.\" According to Hemp, Inc. representatives, the 25,000 acres to be grown are more than what the entire country grew last year alone. The large amount of acreage is expected to improve farmer profitability as well as boost the overall economy by opening up new revenue streams in the marketplace for buyers and farmers seeking higher quality products.Growing up to ...