The co-founder of the South-central Wisconsin Hemp Producers Cooperative sees two major hindrances to growth in the hemp industry.
Steven Acheson says the first involves FDA regulations.
“This industry kind of boomed in its first couple years, and now we’re seeing kind of a decline across the board. That’s largely because all these mid-level and large-scale value-added producers are very hesitant to get into the CBD game because they don’t know how they are going to be regulated.”
He tells Brownfield another problem is the federal THC limit of .3 percent. He calls that an arbitrary number that needs to be raised to one percent.
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