by David White

2020 is going to be a year of firsts, including Texas’ first certified hemp crops. According to Illisa Nolan, executive director of the recently formed Texas Hemp Coalition, 5,500 acres have been set aside for hemp production in Texas just this year as a result of House Bill 1325 that allowed for the legal production of hemp in the state.

For those wondering what exactly hemp is, it is a low potency, non-psychoactive form of cannabis (marijuana) that has many industrial uses. ...