One of the first legal hemp crops in the state under a new federal law will be harvested Thursday morning at the University of Kentucky's Spindletop Research Farm near the Kentucky Horse Park.
Hundreds of pounds of industrial hemp seeds bound from Canada to Colorado have been seized by federal authorities in North Dakota, marking the latest bump along the road to legalization of marijuana's non-intoxicating cousin.
The industrial hemp growing registration period is open again -- and it will stay that way year-round from now on, thanks to a bill passed by lawmakers earlier this year.