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\nKentucky agriculture officials say they burned a fraction of the hemp crop being grown in the state for commercial purposes because it contained a higher level of a psychoactive compound than is legally allowed.<\/p>\n
\nKentucky agriculture officials say they burned a fraction of the hemp crop being grown in the state for commercial purposes because it contained a higher level of a psychoactive compound than is legally allowed.<\/p>\n
About 100 pounds (45 kilograms) of hemp were burned Thursday, according to Brent Burchett, director of plant marketing for the state agriculture department.<\/p>\n
Hemp and marijuana are the same species, but hemp usually has a negligible amount of THC, the psychoactive compound that gives marijuana users a high. The hemp in question, part of last year’s crop, was being burned because it contained a level of THC exceeding 0.3 percent, Burchett said. That’s the limit set by Congress and followed by the state.<\/p>\n
Kentucky has been at the forefront nationally in efforts to return hemp to mainstream status, and the state’s agriculture department has been one of the crop’s leading proponents.<\/p>\n
Hemp is prized for its oils, seeds and fiber.<\/p>\n
For this year’s hemp crop, state agricultural officials approved 209 applications from growers, allowing them to produce up to 12,800 acres (5,180 hectares) of hemp. Experimental projects began in Kentucky with a mere 33 acres (13 hectares) in 2014. Last year, 137 growers were approved to plant up to 4,500 acres (1,800 hectares).<\/p>\n
Less than 1 percent of last year’s hemp crop has had to be destroyed due to excessive THC levels, state officials said Thursday. The latest batch of hemp being burned was tested repeatedly and each time was found to exceed the THC limit, they said. Todd’s hemp showed THC levels ranging from 1.2 percent to 0.4 percent THC, barely exceeding the legal limit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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