Hemp in Pennsylvania: Commodity Crop or Shadow Cannabis Market?
Industrial Hemp Podcast · Eric Hurlock
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Show Notes
We're back. Season 9 of the Hemp Show is here.
In this season opener of the Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast, we'll take you inside a hearing organized by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania that was meant to explain the hemp industry to state lawmakers — and ended up revealing something else entirely.
The original intent of hemp in the Farm Bill was about agriculture and manufacturing, but the conversation has been dominated by intoxicating cannabinoids, chemical definitions and law enforcement concerns.
This episode weaves together testimony from regulators, business owners and legislators and ultimately asks a simple but important question: When "hemp" is used to describe everything, what does the word actually mean anymore?
Will farmers who want to grow fiber and grain get the short end of the stick again?
Listen to what the hearing revealed and why clear definitions may be the key to Pennsylvania's hemp future. SUBSCRIBE to Lancaster Farming Newspaper https://www.lancasterfarming.com/subscribe/
Learn More:Pennsylvania Hemp Program (PA Dept. of Agriculture)
https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/industrial_hemp
Video of the Hemp Industry Hearing (Pennsylvania Farm Show)
https://vimeo.com/1154816396/314acd404f
Center for Rural Pennsylvania (Hearing Organizer)
2018 Farm Bill – Hemp Definition (USDA)
Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast Archive
https://www.lancasterfarming.com/podcasts/hemp
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