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EATON, N.Y. — For the first time in 80 years, a farm in New York State is legally growing cannabis.

EATON, N.Y. — For the first time in 80 years, a farm in New York State is legally growing cannabis.

Volusia County, Fla. (FOX 35 Orlando) - Voters will decide in November whether or not to legalize medical cannabis in Florida, but there is already a budding system for growing, recommending and delivering products for a very specific set of patients.

Infomercials in South Korea bring hemp to store shelves in various forms.

Volusia County, Fla. (FOX 35 Orlando) - Voters will decide in November whether or not to legalize medical cannabis in Florida, but there is already a budding system for growing, recommending and delivering products for a very specific set of patients.

The United States Department of Agriculture needs to get more involved in creating solutions to the governmental problems of turning industrial hemp into a viable crop.

Kentucky's Agriculture Commissioner is asking the federal government to reconsider its latest set of rules regarding industrial hemp.

Kentucky's Agriculture Commissioner is asking the federal government to reconsider its latest set of rules regarding industrial hemp.

Farmers can buy the certified Colorado hemp seeds in 2017.

Burgeoning business in states with legal sales sparks momentum for reform.

Burgeoning business in states with legal sales sparks momentum for reform.

ALBANY — The state's first legal hemp crop in more than 70 years is thriving on 30 fertile acres of upstate New York, and demand is building for its seeds and stalks.

The renewed interest in hemp comes as CBD extracts gain popularity even in places where medical marijuana isn't legal.

Despite its eco-friendly nature, hemp is still not allowed for widespread cultivation in the US; rather only small-scale pilots are allowed in a few states around the country.

A farm in central New York is the first to legally grow hemp in 80 years as part of a new pilot program to explore hemp's industrial use.

A farm in central New York is the first to legally grow hemp in 80 years as part of a new pilot program to explore hemp's industrial use.

Although hemp is illegal at a federal level, 13 states have jumped on board the hemp train, and for good reason.

Though commercial marijuana became legal in Alaska in February 2015, hemp is not yet legal.

Though commercial marijuana became legal in Alaska in February 2015, hemp is not yet legal.

Textile mills in regions such as Western North Carolina lie dormant while Americans import about $500 million worth of hemp annually.