For several weeks, lines of white plastic on approximately 120 acres near the outskirts of Monroe have fueled rumors. The industrial hemp farm is the result of a number of factors coming together, perhaps the most significant of which is the passage of the 2018 federal farm bill that made farming hemp legal on the Federal level. From there, the operation had to obtain licenses and permits to farm industrial hemp.
One important distinction needs to be made when it comes to hemp — it’s not the same as marijuana used to get high.
The farm has to maintain a THC [tetrahydrocannabinol] level of under 0.3 percent. At that level, it would be impossible to feel the psychoactive effects associated with recreational use of marijuana. The goal behind the operation near Monroe is not only to harvest CBD oil, but also to provide quality control in doing so. Richfield Reaper
