// Definition
The industrial process of separating hemp fiber from the woody core (hurd) of the hemp stalk. Despite having the knowledge and producers, Canada still lacked full-blown fiber decortication facilities as of 2017, even though the hemp food industry had flourished.
// From the Episode
Andrea Herman notes the hemp industry developed food before fiber, contrary to what early activists expected. The mechanisms and producers existed but investment in decortication facilities lagged behind the food sector.
// Source
Ep. 117 Hash Church CXIV 114 →