Hidden away amidst a farm off of a narrow in Clark County, Kentucky, 27 acres of hemp grew throughout the summer. Now that the summer is over, farmers are ready to harvest and process the plants. Kentucky has been deemed a leader by industrial hemp advocates because of growths such as this one. Now that one successful harvest has gone through, Kentucky will work on expanding the industry.
“In two years, we’ve come a long way,” said James Comer, Agriculture Commissioner. “We’ve proven first of all that it’s not a drug, which was very important for the opposition to realize. And we’ve proven it’s economically viable, or there wouldn’t be 22 companies that have made an investment in the state. … What we’re doing now is working with the companies that want to go to the next step to commercialize the product.”
The hemp plants in Winchester are just a portion of the hundred acres of hemp cultivated this year for GenCanna, which migrated from Canada to Kentucky in order to be a leader in the hemp revolution. Hemp plants differ from marijuana in that they contain high amounts of cannabidiol and low amounts of THC, the chemical in marijuana that gets you high. GenCanna specifically chose to come to Kentucky over any of the other states because the agricultural resources and optimal conditions for hemp plants to grow.
“We have been in this industry for many years, and we are setting a new bar in Kentucky,” said Matty Mangone-Miranda, GenCanna CEO. “Kentucky’s kept the focus on industrial hemp” instead of being uncertain on the issue in terms of other forms of cannabis cultivation that states such as Colorado have accepted. Mangone-Miranda claims his group is in the long run thanks to the fact that it may very well grow into a billion dollar industry.
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