![]() ![]() ![]() “Even if the government comes up with a regulatory framework, states have to adopt it,” said Mike Lewis, director of Thirds Wave Farms in Kentucky and one of the first private citizens to legally farm hemp-through a partnership with Patagonia in 2016-since its prohibition in the 1970s. Individual states still have the final word regarding regulation, especially now that cannabidiol, the non-psychotropic component of cannabis better known as CBD, is rearing its head in everything from gummies to dog treats. Senate passed 87-13 in December now legalizes the commercial production of hemp, freeing it from the grips of the Controlled Substance Act and severely curtailing the number of restrictions that have prevented farmers from raising it as a commodity crop like any other.īut it’s not all open skies for hemp. Industrial hemp is in the spotlight again, and for good reason. ![]()
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