by Damian Mann of the Mail Tribune

“The vast majority of Oregon’s production is going out of state,” said Pete Gendron, president of Oregon SunGrowers’ Guild. “We just don’t have sufficient production capacity to handle the load.”

In fact, other states are clamoring for Southern Oregon’s hemp because of the high quality of the flower and rich flavor profile.

Gendron estimates that 70% of the crop will leave the state, partly because Oregon doesn’t have as many processing facilities as Colorado.

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Some states have impounded shipments even if all the paperwork shows the hemp is perfectly legal. The 2018 Farm Bill made hemp a legal agricultural commodity nationwide.

According to the Idaho State Journal, two truck drivers this year faced a five-year sentence for transporting what authorities thought was the largest marijuana bust in state history.

After testing, it was determined it was industrial hemp from Oregon.

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