A top Pakistani cabinet official on Thursday harvested hemp in a ceremonial event for the nation\u2019s first legal cannabis plants under the government\u2019s new program for the crop.<\/p>\n
Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz marked the occasion at the Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, which is authorized to grow cannabis under a license issued by the ministry.<\/p>\n
\nHemp harvesting initiated by the Federal Minister for Science & Technology, Senator @shiblifaraz<\/a> today in Arid Agriculture University, Institute of hydroponics, Rawat. pic.twitter.com\/nbe1uG1tax<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Ministry of Science & Technology (@MinistryofST) December 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
\u201cHemp can also greatly influence import and export. The products that are made of hemp are more profitable than the hemp itself,\u201d Faraz said<\/a>. \u201cHemp-made products can give profit up to ten times the original drug.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Pakistani cabinet approved<\/a> a plan to legalize industrial hemp in September 2020, with supporters arguing that opening up the hemp market would spur a billion dollar industry to help meet demand for hemp fiber, CBD-based medicines and more.<\/p>\n
\nHere is why the team @MinistryofST<\/a> under the supervision of Federal Minister for Science & Technology, Senator @shiblifaraz<\/a> is interested & have worked hard on Industrial Hemp & Cannabis Policy 2021: pic.twitter.com\/2p9tO11CWC<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Ministry of Science & Technology (@MinistryofST) December 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
In addition to the Science and Technology Ministry, the cabinet decision to allow for hemp production was made in concert with the Agriculture Ministry, Health Ministry and the Federal Board of Revenue, 92 News reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Fawad Chaudhry, who previously led the science and technology ministry and now serves as the minster for information and broadcasting, said, \u201cThis masterpiece of modern agriculture will give Pakistan a chance to enter the multi-million dollar industry.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u2014 Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) December 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
The hemp plants that Faraz helped to harvest were planted in August, and CBD will be extracted from the crop, according to AAJ News<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Four varieties of hemp were planted, and Faraz said it will also be used for making textiles and paper.<\/p>\n
\nWatch Federal Minister for Science & Technology, Senator @shiblifaraz<\/a> talk about our Hemp initiative on @bakhabarsavera<\/a> this morning!! https:\/\/t.co\/nSy1FCTIPO<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Ministry of Science & Technology (@MinistryofST) December 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
\u201cThe [Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf] government wants to patronize such projects,\u201d Faraz said, according to a translation.<\/p>\n
\nFederal Minister for Science & Technology, Senator @shiblifaraz<\/a> and the team at @MinistryofST<\/a> is here at Institute of Hydroponic, Arid Agriculture University for Hemp harvesting ceremony this morning!! Have a look at how the plants have grown at the facility: pic.twitter.com\/avlbt4FAHe<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Ministry of Science & Technology (@MinistryofST) December 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
The official said in September that hemp producers are being established in Jhelum, Peshawar, Chakwal and Islamabad. He says<\/a> cannabis could serve as a lucrative alternative to cotton, which requires more intensive work to grow and process.<\/p>\n
In another Middle East cannabis development, a German cannabis company is working to finalize a deal to produce marijuana products in Afghanistan<\/a> after the Taliban regime took control of the country following the U.S. military withdrawal.<\/p>\n
\nRand Paul Mocks Democrats For Failing To Pass Marijuana Banking In Annual Festivus Grievances List<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
Photo courtesy of Pixabay<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
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