Change in Legal Status Likely to Drive Unprecedented Growth in Hemp Industry
Highly anticipated legislation to provide legal status for hemp Hemp and cannabis industries forecast to reach $22.6 billion by 2021 Decisions made with eye toward expansion set to bring companies unprecedented growth Following the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill in Congress, a conference committee has now been charged with finalizing the bill, which must be completed before the current legislation expires on September 30 (http://cnw.fm/v1cRA). Part of the thousand-plus-page bill includes the Hemp Farming Act, a top priority of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell from Kentucky, a state that hopes to see significant economic benefits from growing the plant. In…