(Bloomberg) -- The following map shows the number of acres used for hemp production in key U.S. states in 2017, according to the advocacy group Vote Hemp.
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The hemp market in 2017 amounted to $820 million, according to research company New Frontier Data. The hemp production acreage is expected to triple in 2018, with a market of $1 billion. By comparison, U.S. acres planted for hops amounted to little over 53 thousand acres in 2017 at a market of $617 million.
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