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Jan. 4, 2019Des Moines, IA |  By: AP

Hemp production in Iowa

Iowa legislators must create rules to regulate hemp
production in the state now that Congress has legalized the crop and farmers are
eager to start planting.
Hemp comes from the same plant as marijuana but doesn't contain THC, the
compound that causes a high. Hemp is used in clothing, textiles, building
materials, paper and food.
Congress approved hemp production in the 2018 farm bill. The Des Moines
Register reports that the Iowa attorney general and state agriculture officials
will meet this month to discuss state regulations for hemp.
One issue lawmakers may consider is if hemp should be allowed to make
cannabidiol (CBD). Advocates say CBD can treat anxiety, epilepsy and depression.
While hemp-derived CBD is allowed federally, Iowa's medical marijuana law
doesn't allow CBD to be processed from industrial hemp.