Hokkaido city grows hemp to promote economic development

Hokkaido city grows hemp to promote economic development

SAPPORO, Japan - Hidetaro Funayama (far R) explains to Kitami city officials how his group grows hemp without a narcotic component for production of industrial materials in Kitami, Hokkaido, on July 11, 2008.

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