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McConnell: Industrial Hemp Big for Kentucky

McConnell: Industrial Hemp Big for Kentucky
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Dec. 13, 2018 | PADUCAH
By West Kentucky Star Staff Dec. 13, 2018 | 05:26 PM | PADUCAH
The new Farm Bill has made it possible for farmers to legally grow industrial hemp, which could prove to be a big benefit for Kentucky.

Speaking on the Greg Dunker Show Thursday morning about the industrial hemp and the Farm Bill, Kentucky Senator and Senate Majority Leader  Mitch McConnell said, "I hope some day it will be as big as tobacco used to be. We think this will be big, we think that Kentucky is a little bit ahead of the other states, and in a position to compete in a free market." McConnell continued, "it also provides crop insurance for farmers, other than that, it's a free market activity, and we think demand will be high."

McConnell pointed out that the bill has passed both the Senate and the House of Representatives, and is on it's way to the President's desk.

Industrial hemp has many uses, some of which include fuels, textiles, nutrition, and construction materials.
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