President Signs 2018 Farm Act; Agricultural Hemp Reclassified as Farm Crop;

Maui Plantings to Begin in 2019

The Hawaiian Island of Maui, with three growing seasons to expedite research and abundant vacant
land and water left from the end of Sugar Production just two years ago, is a particularly fertile
location to facilitate the return of Hemp to our society. The Maui Hemp Institute for Research and
Sustainability is dedicated to agricultural and product research here, which will benefit the world.

Kahului, HI, December 22, 2018 --(PR.com)-- The Federal Farm Bill that became law today corrects the
classification of Agricultural Hemp as a Schedule 1 “Controlled Substance,” wrongfully established over
75 years ago.

"No longer labeled more dangerous than Heroin, Agricultural Hemp may now be restored to it's rightful
position as an extremely valuable and easy to grow agricultural crop used for food, fuel and the many
thousands of products the plant has been celebrated for throughout human history," says Steve Rose,
Chief Hempster of the Maui Hemp Institute for Research and Sustainability.

The Hawaiian Island of Maui, with three growing seasons to expedite research and abundant vacant land
and water left from the end of Sugar Production just two years ago, is a particularly fertile location to
facilitate the return of Hemp to our society. The Maui Hemp Institute for Research and Sustainability is
dedicated to agricultural and product research here, which will benefit the world.

The new Farm Act reverses a ban that resulted from an economically-driven propaganda campaign waged
by a handful of industrial capitalists in the 1930's intended to remove all Hemp products from the market
place.

Prior to the ban, Agricultural Hemp was a significant source of dietary protein and vital nutrients
including Phytocannabinoids which have been a major part of our food supply since the dawn of
humankind.

Research reveals that with Hemp banned, most people and our domesticated animals are suffering from
an Endocannabinoid Deficiency, linking the lack of Hemp based cannabiniods to such growing modern
maladies as migraines, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, and both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
disease. https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/can.2016.0009

Prior to the ban, Hemp was the primary source worldwide for paper, clothing, rope and countless other
textiles, oil for fuel and lubrication, and medicines. The wrongful ban on Hemp has had many detrimental
impacts on our environment, farming communities and society as a whole.

Our forests have been decimated to make paper from trees; Cotton, which is environmentally toxic to
grow and process, is now grown widely; pharmaceuticals have displaced natural plant medicines; and
energy and products such as plastics made from coal, natural gas, and petroleum are loading our
atmosphere with Carbon which is suspected to be the primary contributor to manmade climate change.

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On Maui, farmers can soon plant Hemp as a first step in soil remediation for Maui's over-farmed,
chemically-damaged sugar and pineapple fields. Hemp fiber can be used to “Grow Houses” and provide
food, fuel, medicines, windbreaks and many other benefits to the local economy.

The Maui Hemp Institute for Research and Sustainability is now free to implement the many Agricultural
Hemp projects here that have been in the planning stages for the past 4+ years.

Contact: Steve Rose, 808-357-4564, mauihemp@icloud.com

http://www.mauihempinstitute.org
Maui Hemp Institute for Research and Sustainability
PO Box 959, Suite 125, Kihei HI 96753

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Contact Information:
Maui Hemp Institute
Sam Small
973-271-0788
Contact via Email
www.mauihempinstitute.org
Steve Rose (808) 357-4564 Director

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