Wayne Hauge

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FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2007 file photo, farmers Wayne Hauge, left, and Dave Monson talk about their industrial hemp lawsuit during a news conference in Bismarck, N.D. North Dakota's Agriculture Department issued the nation's first hemp production licenses to Monson and Hauge but neither has grown a crop, after failing to get approval from the Drug Enforcement Administration and losing a court battle against the federal government. Both farmers hope a farm bill provision allowing for the cultivation of research hemp crops will be a huge step toward making marijuana's cousin a viable farm commodity. (AP Photo/The Tribune, Will Kincaid, File)