Centuries after American colonists were required by law to grow hemp, and decades after it was then outlawed by Congress, one of the nation’s oldest and most versatile crops is poised for a resurgence. The 2018 Farm Bill, formally titled the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, codifies a distinction between hemp and marijuana and removes hemp from the ambit of the Controlled Substances Act.

Happening in tandem with cannabis legalization efforts happening in Connecticut, New York and other states, the designation stand to spur yet another “growing” revolution.

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