

courtesy of High Grade Hemp
“Our thesis was that if you didn’t play in the entire system in a brand-new industry like this, then you wouldn’t necessarily know where in the long run the best margins are going to be for you to make the most impact.”
Santa Fe Farms CEO Steven Gluckstern said of his company’s acquisition of High Grade Hemp Seed. The acquisition is part of an effort by Santa Fe to shore up its genetics and vertically integrate to include consistent seed production for its network of growers.
“Recent press reports about the proliferation of potentially unsafe, intoxicating products calling themselves hemp have concerned consumers, retailers, law enforcement and policymakers.”
Marielle Weintraub, Ph.D., president of the U.S. Hemp Authority, stated when the organization announced that it will not certify delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol products.
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