The cultivation of industrial hemp in South Carolina dates back to at least the 18th century.
In 1733, an act was passed in the colony to encourage the growth of hemp for its "useful manufacture to his Majesty's Royal Navy".
[1] The cultivation of industrial hemp was greatly limited nationwide as a result of the federal 1937 Marihuana Tax Act.
In 2017, South Carolina re-legalized the growing of industrial hemp, under the auspices of the federal 2014 Farm Bill.
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