How to Nip Intoxicating Canabinoids in the Bud

This week on the Hemp Show, we’re continuing the conversation around the need to split the industry into two. There is much confusion in the minds of law makers and consumers when it comes to what hemp is.

For years hemp advocates championed the fact that hemp doesn’t get you high, but thanks to a loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill, somebody figured out how to get high from hemp, and so began the era of intoxicating hemp that we find ourselves in now.

But if hemp is getting you high, it’s not hemp — it’s weed. Stop calling it hemp.

And that’s why there needs to be a legislative fix. Erica Stark from the National Hemp Association joins us to discuss the issue and share her ideas on what a potential fix might look like.

Then we talk to Lancaster Country regenerative hemp farmer Steve Groff about the various hemp projects he’s working on down at the farm, where he's got 60 acres of fiber hemp ready to harvest in about three weeks. He talks about the “green decortication” project he’s working on and how he hopes to inspire people at the Global Fiber Hemp Summit in Raleigh next week.

As always Groff sees potential, but he’s not waiting for the next Farm Bill to act. “I’m not checked out,” he said. “I’m checked in.”

Plus, news nuggets from around the hemp world: Kazakhstan is preparing to make passport paper from hemp, Arizona courts are tightening THC rules, and Morris Beegle calls again for clear bifurcation between cannabinoid and industrial markets.

We close with a reminder to check out our new kids podcast, Super Smart Farm Show, launching July 22. Stick around after the credits to hear the trailer. As always, thanks for listening — and until next time, we’ll see you in the newspaper.