
Federally outlawed in 1937 during a time known as “reefer madness”, hemp was banned in conjunction with marijuana because the psychoactive element Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) had not yet been scientifically isolated. As a result of the inability to isolate the THC, both hemp and marijuana were banned in the U.S. Fast forward nearly 85 years, government officials finally allowed for the return of the Hemp crop by signing the 2018 Farm Bill Act.