Source: Joe Johnson, NEWS & OBSERVER, 3/8/19


Hemp is hot, unless your hemp is “hot.” That was the message at a recent industrial hemp conference in Pittsboro that attracted about 300 people interested in growing the newly legalized crop. It’s the third year Chatham County has held the conference, which had to turn people away twice before, said local extension agent Debbie Roos. “There are just more growers and more interest in CBD [cannabidiol],” Roos said. “Consumer demand has skyrocketed. And with the Farm Bill, it’s now legal to grow.”

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