On July 1, 2023, a slate of sweeping changes to the hemp industry took effect in Virginia amid a crackdown to better regulate hemp-derived products and consumer goods in the state.

Hemp, while similar to marijuana, tests below 0.3% Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol. Because of its lower THC content, hemp-derived products like CBD are often less potent and do not contain as high of a percentage of the psychoactive chemical that gets users “high” from marijuana.

Despite the hemp law changes, it still remains the sole legal game on the market besides medical marijuana, without a legalized recreational marijuana marketplace in the Commonwealth.

Read the full report “Seed to Sale” here: https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/seed-to-sale-some-farmers-believe-law-changes-to-hemp-industry-were-needed-but-are-still-unsure-on-future-of-the-plant-and-cannabis-in-virginia/291-c4067c20-db14-4e56-9679-e976fc2278b7

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