John Lupien possesses over 30 years of experience in hemp related research, businesses, and technology development. He drives innovation at Hemp Ventures with an unparalleled knowledge pertaining to supply chains, processing technologies, material properties, and product development. His achievements include several patents; the production of the first ever US grown and processed hemp-cotton blend yarn at commercial scale; and a novel clean production platform to convert hemp hurd into plastics, fibers, and nanomaterials.