Hemp seed genetics can solve the 1% THC problem
The USDA backed off its negligence threshold of 0.5% THC, moving the level up to 1%--blessed relief to farmers. New tools in the toolbox should make hitting the mark easier.
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The hemp industry is united in its desire to see the definition of hemp change to accommodate a level of naturally occurring THC at 1%, up from the current, arbitrary 0.3%. At either level, THC is so low as to not be able to get anybody high. Crappy weed from the ’70s had maybe 7-9% THC, and marijuana at dispensaries today is typically at least in the high teens if not the 20s-percent level.
The problem is that farmers can grow hemp that goes “hot”—exceeds that 0.3% level—which forces producers to destroy their crop and potentially get slapped with a felony from the DEA.