Parts of Ohio’s vast farmland look a little different this year with acres or portions of acres growing cannabis plants in the ground.
Just a year ago, it would have been the kind of a sight that might spark a law enforcement raid. Now, it’s a sign that growing hemp can yield higher profit margins for farmers, even if the market is still somewhat unpredictable.
It leaves hemp cultivator Paul Amoroso little choice but to try different techniques and hemp strains to find what works best.
“We have some test ones, some of them are from clones, some are from seeds,” said Amoroso as he walked through his 3/4-acre hemp field.
He and his business partner, Karen DeLuca run Sano Ti Amo, a hemp company that has been making a pain relief cream with hemp from other states for a while.
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