From True Leaf Brands, new supplier, Atalo:“In 1993, after a 45-year hiatus in hemp cultivation, Graves, his son Andy and hemp advocates Joe Hickey and David Spalding began lobbying for hemp as a replacement for tobacco in Kentucky. After all, the Burley Capital was once known as The Hemp Capital of the World. As Hickey recalled, “We knew change was going to be a struggle, so we approached it from multiple angles, including education, research, politics and even public relations events.” The difficulty they faced was clearly stated when a 2002 Time Magazine article about the group asked, “If Hemp Isn’t a Drug, Why is the DEA Treating it Like Heroin?””