Hemp farmers are high off a major win.

New York lawmakers pushing a bill forward Wednesday that would allow licenses to grow and harvest marijuana.

“This is really huge news. It’s a great opportunity. The fact that we may be able to put plants in the ground this year is such a big win for the cultivation community,” Zach Sarkis, owner & operator of Flower City Collective and Co-chair Education Committee for NYCGPA.

Sarkis said he’s been ready to transition from growing hemp to marijuana.

He said the two are very much the same plant.

Some buds express CBD, creating hemp and the others express THC, creating marijuana

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