Was it really this asinine? Up until last year, three federal agencies and 42 state governments were creating contradictory hemp growing and processing rules often barring hemp-derived product sales and demonizing one particular item, cannabidol (CBD).

This exploded in the ensuing 12 months with $641 million in domestic hemp-derived product sales, 78% of which was CBD, and 510,000 acres licensed to cultivate hemp across 34 states (a 455% increase over 2018).