Hemp: How The Comeback Crop is Budding in the Bluegrass

Note Written By: Elizabeth F. Ousley

In this piece, Author Elizabeth Ousley discusses the utility and emergence of hemp in the state of Kentucky. Due to the crop’s close relationship with marijuana, federal law has complicated the growth process. Elizabeth explores Kentucky’s mission to expand the use of the crop through the Industrial Hemp Research Pilot Program and put the Commonwealth in the forefront of the industry.