Growing hemp nears legality, but just for research ; The U.S. farm bill heading for final passage would allow it in Maine, but since industrial crops are still illegal, little study of it is expected.J CRAIG ANDERSON Staff Writer
Marijuana is derived from cannabis, which is the same plant used to create hemp. So why has marijuana been legalized in some states, yet remains criminalized in others? Hemp has a lower concentrations of THC and higher concentrations of CBD, which gives lesser psychoactive effects, but at the ...
Marijuana is derived from cannabis, which is the same plant used to create hemp. So why has marijuana been legalized in some states, yet remains criminalized in others? Hemp has a lower concentrations of THC and higher concentrations of CBD, which gives lesser psychoactive effects, but at the ...
Yep, the Farm Bill.Hemp, once a common crop in the U.S., got lumped together with marijuana and banned back in 1937.But last year's Farm Bill lifted that ban. So, as long as it has less than 0.3% THC and is grown by licensed farmers, hemp is legal. Cannabidiol (CBD) i...
Meanwhile, Greg attended Eastern Maine Community College and obtained an associate degree in electrical and automation technology while continuing to work on the farm. “Harvest is always a little crazy,” he said. “One of my exams was during fall during harvest and I didn’t study much. The...
I know it will be hard, however. It is a world that pays kids to tear up highly coveted (at least in some states) feral “hemp for Victory” in their fields. The state Attorney General successfully sued and removed a medical marijuana initiative from the ballot in 2020[ii]. The current...
And two of the five states consideringrecreational marijuanain November – California and Maine – would allow some “social use” of the drug, leaving the potential for pot clubs or cafes. Currently, Alaska is the only legal weed state that allows on-site marijuana use, with “tasting rooms...