Several states have legalized industrial hemp farming, but would-be hemp farmers fear a backlash from the federal government.
This month the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it would not seek to challenge state laws regarding marijuana, but what about hemp?
In the long battle to bring industrial hemp farming back to the United States, the latest victories have been in Kentucky, but changes are still needed at the federal level to allow any U.S. farmers to grow it.
Several states have legalized industrial hemp farming, but would-be hemp farmers fear a backlash from the federal government.
This month the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it would not seek to challenge state laws regarding marijuana, but what about hemp?
In the long battle to bring industrial hemp farming back to the United States, the latest victories have been in Kentucky, but changes are still needed at the federal level to allow any U.S. farmers to grow it.