Genetics, not field conditions, makes hemp ‘go hot’

Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 10:10 in Biology & Nature

As the hemp industry grows, producers face the challenge of cultivating a crop that has received comparatively little scientific study, and that can become unusable – and illegal – if it develops too much of the psychoactive chemical THC. In a new study, Cornell researchers have determined that a hemp plant’s propensity to “go hot” […]

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