Hemp looks and smells like marijuana but contains very little tetrahydrocannabinol , which is what gets users high. STANLEY, VA. -- When she planted hemp to make extra money for her family farm, Susan Corbett did not imagine thieves would find their way to her rural plot in Virginia to steal the plants.
Hemp is in demand for its seeds, fiber and oil containing the relaxing cannabinoid CBD -- but it's also the same plant as marijuana, which remains illegal federally and under varying restrictions in most American states. Forty-six states have since passed laws regulating its cultivation, with hemp licenses in 34 states growing 455 per cent last year over 2018, according to Vote Hemp, an advocacy group.
With so much of the plant hitting the market, and a shortage of processors, many farmers are seeing buyers back out of agreements. Was it to smoke the plant thinking it's marijuana? Or sell it to unsuspecting buyers? Turner's not sure, but said local police arrested multiple suspects for the thefts.
All the real weed growers will make those signs too... 'nothin to see here, its just a pine tree'...
But it does contain CBD...
Now, for some real Sunday morning hockey news....
The Liberals can't even steal without screwing it up