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Hops, tobacco and hemp


by Jim McAloon

Beer, cigarettes and marijuana – the pleasurable vices of many – are all produced from plants. Hop flowers are grown in New Zealand to flavour beer, but tobacco is no longer an important crop. Low-narcotic hemp varieties are cultivated for fibre, while the more potent variety is grown illegally.

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Main image: Hop flower cones

Hop flower cones

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