With Ok From Congress, Us Hemp Market Set To Boom

GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press, The Columbian
Thu, 12/13/2018 - 12:40pm

PORTLAND — Hemp is about to get the nod from the federal government that marijuana, its cannabis plant cousin, craves. A provision of the farm bill that received final approval in Congress on Wednesday removes hemp from the list of federally controlled substances and treats the low-THC version of the cannabis plant like any other agricultural crop.

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