State of Michigan Wants People To Grow Cannibis?
On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will begin accepting applications from people interested in participating in an industrial hemp pilot project. Like marijuana,…
DALY CITY, CA – APRIL 18: Leaves of a mature marijuana plant are seenin a display at The International Cannabis and Hemp Expo April 18, 2010 at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. The two day Cannabis and Hemp Expo features speakers, retailers selling medical marijuana smoking paraphernalia and a special tent available for medical marijuana card holders to smoke their medicine. Voters in California will consider a measure on the November general election ballot that could make the State the first in the nation to legalize the growing of a limited amount of marijuana for private use.
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will begin accepting applications from people interested in participating in an industrial hemp pilot project.
Like marijuana, hemp is a cannabis plant but with lower THC levels, the active ingredient in cannabis that gets users high. Unlike marijuana, the hemp stalks and fibers are used for clothing, paper and other medical uses for CBD.
The state will hold on-site registration events over the next two weeks. The events will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, as well as April 29-30, at the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Exchange, 4301 Farm Lane, Lansing.
