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\"Caz<\/a>(Cazenovia, NY \u2013 May 2015) To celebrate National Hemp History Week, all are invited to the Cazenovia Public Library Community Room on Wednesday, June 3 at 7 p.m. for a screening of\u00a0Bringing It Home, an industrial hemp documentary that has\u00a0sparked action on farming legalization and policy reform.<\/p>\n

Hosting the screening of this award-winning documentary film will be Susie Cody, President of the New York Hemp Industrial Association.\u00a0 She will also have samples of hemp with her as well as lead the discussion and Q and A session following the film.<\/p>\n

Filmmakers Linda Booker and Blaire Johnson tell the story of hemp through animation, archival images, and filmed footage with hemp business leaders and entrepreneurs.\u00a0 By exploring its history, industries, and current farming legalization efforts,\u00a0Bringing It Home, investigates the question of why a crop with so many widespread benefits cannot be farmed in the United States.<\/p>\n

In 2013, twenty-one states introduced industrial hemp legislation, but current federal policy still places a barrier on production.\u00a0 More industrial hemp fiber, seed, and oil is exported to the U.S. than to any other country, and American consumers are purchasing over $500 million in hemp products annually.\u00a0 What then is preventing the U.S. from fully joining 31 other industrialized nations that allow its farmers to grow this beneficial crop?<\/p>\n

The screening of\u00a0Bringing It Home\u00a0is part of a national grassroots screening tour across the country.\u00a0\u201cWe made\u00a0Bringing It Home\u00a0with the intention of reaching a broad spectrum of viewers with the same strategic message about how hemp offers solutions and hope,\u201d says Booker.\u00a0 \u201cWhether viewers are policy makers, members of civic groups, farmers, health advocates, construction workers, or consumers, this documentary aims to magnify dialogue and legislative action about hemp in order to facilitate America\u2019s transition to a more informed, sustainable, and healthy future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis film is a great introduction to industrial hemp.\u00a0 For hemp to be accessible and economically beneficial, though, it must be grown and processed locally,\u201d says Cody. \u201cIt’s important for central New York communities like ours to become educated and knowledgeable about hemp, and most definitely to take action. I encourage people to reach out and invite their neighbors, elected officials, farmers, educators, builders, contractors, law enforcement, and other industry leaders to\u00a0Bringing It Home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Readers may also be interested in another local event taking place on\u00a0June 6 at 10 a.m.in the Community Room at the Morrisville Branch Campus in Norwich. Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, author of the NY Hemp Bill; Jim Savage of Breen Built, a hempcrete building company; and NYHIA representatives will all be speaking. At this event, hemp samples will also be on display and\u00a0Bringing it Home\u00a0will be shown.<\/p>\n

Please email any questions to\u00a0susie.nyhia@gmail.com.<\/p>\n

For more information on this or other events at the Cazenovia Public Library, call 655-9322 or visit www.cazenoviapubliclibrary.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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