As Kentucky lawmakers consider whether to legalize the growing of hemp,
they're hearing arguments from both sides of the issue. The nightmare
hemp scenario for Kentucky State Police apparently is a field legally
licensed to grow hemp for grain with illegally planted marijuana mingled
in. Unlike hemp grown for fiber (when the plants are inches apart to
promote tall stalk growth), the hemp grown for grain and marijuana
plants would look substantially the same, said Jeremy Triplett,
supervisor of the state police forensic lab.
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