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Kansas Industrial Hemp Advisory Board Grants First Grower Permits

Published April 2, 2019 at 10:30 AM CDT
The Industrial Hemp Advisory Board has given conditional approval to 43 applications from growers wanting to cultivate industrial hemp for research purposes. (Photo Credit: American Society of Agronomy)
The Industrial Hemp Advisory Board has given conditional approval to 43 applications from growers wanting to cultivate industrial hemp for research purposes. (Photo Credit: American Society of Agronomy)

The Kansas Department of Agriculture has started the process of approving the first permits to allow farmers to grow, process, and transport industrial hemp. For the Kansas News Service Brian Grimmett reports.
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