Hemp Without Borders – NoCo Hemp Expo 2025 Recap

In this special episode of the Qredible Live Broadcast, host [Insert Host Name] is joined by Joe Hickey, longtime hemp advocate and President of the Kentucky Hemp Growers Cooperative, and Drew Harris of Qredible, for an insightful debrief from the NOCO Hemp Expo. They explore the current state of the hemp industry, the policy bottlenecks holding it back, and what it will take to unleash the true potential of industrial hemp in the U.S.

From the divide between industrial and psychoactive hemp sectors, to policy recommendations, to global market insights—this episode is a masterclass on what’s working, what isn’t, and what must change to push hemp forward.

🎙️ Featured Guests:

• Joe Hickey – President, Kentucky Hemp Growers Cooperative

• Drew Harris – National Accounts, Qredible

🧠 Topics Covered:

• ✅ Key takeaways from the 2025 NOCO Hemp Expo

• 🌿 The ongoing divide between industrial vs. cannabinoid hemp

• 📜 How outdated regulations and the 2018 Farm Bill are stalling growth

• 🏗️ Building a reliable hemp supply chain in the U.S.

• 💡 Global leadership in hemp innovation: what Latin America is doing right

• 📉 The impact of poor federal/state alignment on U.S. farmers

• 🤝 The FIHO Pledge and how industry collaboration can jumpstart adoption

• 🌱 Hemp as the foundation for a green industrial revolution

• 🚧 Misconceptions and policy contradictions about THC testing

• 🏗️ Case studies: hempcrete and material resilience in natural disasters