How two central Montana companies led the creation of a domestically made shirt from hemp, a crop that had been illegal to grow in the U.S. for nearly a century.

23rd January 1956: Chatham Dockyard workers are 'hackling the hemp' in preparation for getting hemp fibre into continuous lengths. It was the most extensive re-rigging since 1945. (Photo by L.

Hemp has many uses, but the industry's regulatory problems in Connecticut stem from its focus on psychoactive properties.