Hi Dave,Hemp oil as a feed source opened up a can of worms in India.As you must be aware that marijuana as a cash crop is a semi legal activity in India,specially in the valleys of Himachal,kulu valley,the whole of the himalayan foot hills extending upto Arunachal pradesh.Hemp also has a very significant application as a noble plant and herb in many religious,social and cultural practices.It is also a very big money making Industry.The capital of hash making and hash oil making happens in this tract. When the government wanted to promote Industrial Hemp for seed oil cultivation as well as for fabric etc.It became a legitimate front for illegal operations.Also the subsidies given to the farmers were siphoned off to make small scale distillation for hash oil.In fact it got so hot that they had to ban on paper cultivation of hemp in any form.Though they have left a snag that it can be grown for the babas and religous practise.The sole reason I think the project failed I think is because of lack of govt. monitoring,hashish/hash oil a better option.....money wise....and there is no way in the harsh terrain to keep a tab on what plants are of Industrial grade and what is for consumption.However there are earmarked areas now that legitimately cultivate hemp for oil used mainly by the Auyrvedic market and pharmacuetical compositions.Guess it's one of those things that just did not take off.In Aus it may be a different proposition as seed purchase is controlled so the Govt is assured that only Industrial grade hemp is being used.Added benifit could be the fibre and multiferous uses that we all know the plant can be used for far outweighs many a cash crop.CheersSauman