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'Make or Break Year' for Hemp Farming in Arkansas

By Jacqueline Froelich

Published October 25, 2022 at 2:11 PM CDT

Hemp farmer and consultant, Bill Morgan, stands by his harvested medicinal hemp crop in western Washington County.

A blooming new hemp industry in Arkansas that grows raw cannabidiol-rich flowers to supply the CBD market is withering. We visit a state-licensed Ozarks hemp farm, one of the few still operating in Arkansas to learn why.

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Jacqueline Froelich

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for <i>Ozarks at Large.</i>

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