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IS HEMP FINALLY SEXY?

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By Alex Halperin
01/20/2020 12:38 PM GMT-0700
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After officially being legalized in the 2018 farm bill, industrial hemp has suffered various, predictable growing pains. But a few recent developments suggest the industry may be about to gain traction.

  • Under Phase 1 of the trade deal with China, China will be required to buy a lot more American hemp.
    Marijuana Moment

  • Kentucky-based Cornbread Hemp, co-founded by journalist Jim Higdon, became the first CBD company in the state — and one of few nationwide —to receive USDA Organic certification.
    Louisville Business Journal

  • Sen. majority leader Mitch McConnell appeared to enjoy himself on a visit to a hemp farm. The plants looked very dank indeed.
    Tom Angell — Forbes

  • Canna Law Blog says “The Future of Hemp is Genetics.”

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