The University of Manitoba Hemp Awareness Committee (UMHAC) was founded by Martin Moravcik, Meera Sarin, Wayne Potoroka and Gil Maguet. Manitoba Hemp Alliance (MHA)

lobbied In politics, lobbying, persuasion or interest representation is the act of lawfully attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of government officials, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying, which ...

government officials and organized support for

hemp Hemp, or industrial hemp, is a botanical class of ''Cannabis sativa'' cultivars grown specifically for industrial or medicinal use. It can be used to make a wide range of products. Along with bamboo, hemp is among the fastest growing plants o ...

. The MHA also convinced the Manitoba government to permit the first

scientific research The scientific method is an empirical method for acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century (with notable practitioners in previous centuries; see the article history of scientific m ...

into hemp in Manitoba after its 50-year ban.

References

University of Manitoba category:Cannabis in Manitoba Hemp {{Canada-org-stub