U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky pushed to get the hemp legalization provision in the 2018 farm bill and now his home state is set to see acreage more than triple this year as tobacco sales decline.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky pushed to get the hemp legalization provision in the 2018 farm bill. In 2019, his home state is set to see acreage more than triple as tobacco sales decline.
Yet the majority of the U.S. hemp market today is for products that include the non-psychoactive compound cannabidiol, or CBD. Large retailers have started to carry CBD-infused products such as oils used for a wide range of medical conditions, ranging from epilepsy to reducing arthritis pain. Passage of the farm bill in December removed industrial hemp from the federal government's list of controlled substances, making it an entirely lawful agricultural commodity.
Interest in cultivating hemp is strong among Kentucky's tobacco farmers as the state positions itself to become what the agricultural commissioner calls a"processor hub" for the nascent industry. More than 120 hemp processors are in Kentucky and those numbers are expected to continue growing and result in additional jobs, Quarles said. Kentucky's position as the nation's third-largest automobile producing state also may help boost local demand for the crop since hemp fiber is used in certain components of cars, including dashboards.
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