A hemp research project has been initiated at Colorado State University. Hemp is a plant that can be used to created textiles, soaps, and oils. In addition, the plant can be used for a wide variety of pharmaceutical products. CSU is currently conducting legal procedures that allow universities to research and experiment on industrial hemp. Colorado State University has started research to find the best varieties and develop specific research techniques that may be operated under Colorado’s conditions. This will make sure that industrial hemp will be beneficially cultivated.
Technically, industrial hemp is the same as marijuana, except for one important feature: it does not get you high. THC contains less than 0.3% THC, the factor of cannabis that gets you high while regular recreational marijuana has an average of 15%. CSU works with The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Bill to ensure that the process goes well. The Colorado Department of Agriculture needs to be very on top of the research because the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration classifies industrial hemp in the same field as marijuana, as a Schedule 1 narcotic crop.
“While this emerging industry faces a number of unique challenges, such as its legal landscape on a federal level, Colorado’s hemp farmers are becoming national leaders in their industry. Our registrants are passionate and dynamic entrepreneurs who are developing uses that weren’t imagined just a few years ago. It will be exciting to see how this industry develops in the years to come,” said Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture Don Brown.
Industrial hemp is farmed like irrigated corn, however, Colorado’s climate and the short growing season can be an obstacle for some producers. CSU researchers believe that the best economic shot for industrial hemp may be in the pharmaceutical compounds derived from it. Hemp may be less beneficial for its fiber production, despite what many think. Hemp experiments have officially commenced at CSU research centers in northern and southwest Colorado. These experiments will begin to decipher how different fiber, seed, and oil forms operate under different Colorado climates and conditions. CSU now has a leading role as the explorers of showing the U.S. just how important hemp is.
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