Abstract
AbstractThe legalization of hemp in the United States (U.S.) has created increased interest from agricultural and non-agricultural entities seeking to establish/expand hemp production and processing. As these entities begin to locate their production and processing operations, there is a potential for nearby residents to have concerns about these efforts. Using an online survey of residents from the southeastern U.S., concern levels and potential externalities associated with hemp production and processing were evaluated. Results show a majority of residents are concerned about hemp production and processing locating nearby with the externalities varying from the potential for illegal activity to environmental concerns.
Highlights
IntroductionThere has been a recent revitalization of interest in hemp production that began at the federal level with the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill)
Given the censored nature of the data, this study focuses the discussion on the conditional results
This result is somewhat surprising as states are in various stages of establishing production and processing, yet Kentucky is generally viewed as the leading state in hemp production with 60,000 licensed acres in this region and 26,500 planted acres in 2019 (Table 4)
Summary
There has been a recent revitalization of interest in hemp production that began at the federal level with the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill). Hemp was removed from the list of Schedule I drugs with the passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) These two federal regulatory moves have resulted in state-level legislative and regulatory maneuvering. Some states, such as Kentucky, have been at the forefront of creating opportunities for production through the legislative authority to produce hemp for agricultural research purposes (Kentucky Senate Bill 50, 2013). 24 states have hemp acreage with 45 states having enacted some type of hemp legislation (votehemp.com, 2019) Given this surge in production, researchers are beginning to address/readdress numerous issues that are arising from hemp production. Production for each use (fiber, seed, and CBD oil) all require different practices and research across the U.S is underway to better understand the agronomic scope of producing hemp with modern practices and current growing conditions
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