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Legal Hemp vs. Illegal Cannabis

Special | 6m 59s  | Video has closed captioning.

To qualify by law in Nebraska as hemp, a cannabis plant must contain less than 0.3% THC, the main psychoactive substance in cannabis. Exceeding 0.3% THC in hemp can result in the destruction of an entire harvest in Nebraska and other states with similar laws. See what farmers and producers of hemp products in Nebraska need to do in order to not cross the line from legal hemp to illegal cannabis.