Steven Schain
Derived from the identical plants, much easier to cultivate, and profoundly more profitable, industrial hemp lacks legalized marijuana’s glamour and intrigue.
However, industrial hemp’s staggering growth and application has eclipsed that of marijuana and the recent Hemp Industry of America v. U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, Case No. 17-70162 (9th Circuit, April 30, 2018) ruling establishes that the Agricultural Act of 2014, 7 U.S. Code Section 5940 (Farm Bill)—and not the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, 21 U.S.C. Sections 801, Et. Seq (1970) (Controlled Substance Act)—industrial hemp definition prevails.
