Since Utah legalized growing hemp in 2018, the cannabis look-alike is being cultivated all over the state. Hemp does not have the same psychoactive drug or intoxicating form as cannabis, and is legal to grow in Utah.
In December 2018, Utah lawmakers legalized possession of hemp extract with less than 0.3 percent of THC or CBD oil. It is being grown in Cache Valley, said Dr. Bruce Bugbee, the director of Crop Physiology at Utah State University.
“There are 10 licensed hemp growers in Cache Valley and almost 200 growers statewide,” Bugbee said. “All of them are growing medical hemp for pharmaceutical use.”
The professor said there are numerous uses of hemp, including fabrics and structural uses, but the highest value is for extraction and pharmaceutical use.
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