"Since 2019, the commercial production of hemp has been a legal reality. In 2018, with the introduction of the Farm Bill, various policies related to it as an industrial and food crop were enacted, including legal importation and allowance for farmers to grow it as a grain crop. While very different from medicinal cannabis, hemp has been used on an industrial scale for years and years, but its non-recreational and non-medicinal uses were suppressed for years."
"There's a stark difference between medical cannabis and a hemp grain crop. This variance lies in its chemical composition, with grains having less than .3% THC, the chemical that holds medicinal or psychoactive properties. Most medical plants have between 10 and 30% THC. While genetically they are the same plants, their cultivation is different. Medicinal production requires much more tending through the plant's life cycle."
"It takes some space to grow, but as long as you have room for 10 to 15 plants per square foot, you can! Consider adding it to tougher areas of the farm, where soil quality is low, or its structure has a tendency to erode. Hemp colonizes an area quickly, holding soil in place."
Commercial hemp became legal for production and commerce after the 2018 Farm Bill, and commercial production has been active since 2019. Policies established legal importation and allowed farmers to grow hemp as an industrial and food grain crop. Grain hemp contains less than .3% THC, unlike medical cannabis which can contain 10–30% THC. Grain hemp requires less intensive cultivation because seed production does not need pruning, while medicinal cannabis needs feeding and pruning to produce flowers. Hemp tolerates lower-quality soils, colonizes ground quickly, stabilizes eroding soil, and can be planted densely. Some states still require licenses to produce and sell hemp.
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