Over-Hyped Hemp? Amid Price Drop And A Big Bankruptcy, Some Farmers Feel Burned

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Over-Hyped Hemp? Amid Price Drop And A Big Bankruptcy, Some Farmers Feel Burned

Ohio Valley ReSource

John Fuller is waiting for another farmer he’s never met before to talk about a situation he never imagined he would be in.

It’s an overcast January day on his farm in west Kentucky, where he grew 18 acres of hemp last year, investing more than $250,000 of his own cash. He’s one of nearly 1,000 licensed hemp growers in 2019 who helped grow Kentucky’s biggest hemp crop since the state reintroduced it, trying to cash in on what could be a $1 billion industry for CBD products made from hemp.