Hemp 'goes hot' due to genetics, not growing conditions
Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 13:40
in Biology & Nature
As the hemp industry grows, producers face the risk of cultivating a crop that can become unusable - and illegal - if it develops too much of the psychoactive chemical THC. Cornell University researchers have determined that a hemp plant's propensity to 'go hot' - become too high in THC - is determined by genetics, not as a stress response to growing conditions, contrary to popular belief.