Missouri Moving into Hemp
It took 70 years for Missouri to get back into the industrial hemp market- and now there is more demand than ever because of its use in CBD oil. Missouri was once a top hemp producer in the nation– but then it got regulated as a drug because of its connection to its cousin, marijuana. But hemp does not have THC – and is back on the market. Agriculture Department spokeswoman Sami Jo Freeman says Missouri got early approval for its plan to produce hemp…and is now given more guidance to grow.
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Last year was the first legal crop in 70 years, and Freeman says it was a good one.
Freeman says the state Agriculture Department studied what hemp products are driving demand here:
Last year, more than 200 Producer Registrations were issued in Missouri, and 811 acres of industrial hemp were planted.
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