Several states have allowed experimental plantings of hemp plants, alike to those grown across the country until the 1920s and again during World War II.
Ken Root spoke with Jesse Tischauser from Guthrie, Oklahoma about his work with hemp in a greenhouse complex known as Herb’s Herbs.
AUDIO: Jesse Tischauser, Herb?s Herbs
Thanks to Ron Hays from the Rural Oklahoma Radio Network for publishing this news release in his daily eNewsletter.
Industrial hemp is a form of cannabis sativa, but does not contain the psychoactive chemical compound delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Industrial hemp has many uses, ranging from paper to molded plastics and most recently, hemp derived CBD oil that is used for medical purposes.
Following the Agricultural Act of 2014, otherwise known as the 2014 Farm Bill, Oklahoma legislators passed House Bill 2913 earlier this year making it legal to grow industrial hemp in Oklahoma. Furthermore, the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 is expected to pass later this year making industrial hemp legal to grow in all 50 states.
Herb?s Herbs LLC is owned and operated by Herb Suehring, his daughter Tara Tischauser and her husband Jesse Tischauser. The trio also own Guthrie Greenhouses and the Red Dirt Plants brand. After the passing of House Bill 2913, Herb?s Herbs partnered with Langston University as part of the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program and planted their first hemp crop. This will be their first industrial hemp harvest and possibly the first substantial hemp harvest in all of Oklahoma since government subsidies allowed hemp cultivation during WWII.
More information can be found at info@herbsherbs.com or by calling 1-833-437-2743.
