The statewide program is designed to see if the growing the plant would be commercially viable in North Carolina.
“Potentially an alternative to tobacco,” said Phillip Wilson of the N.C. Agriculture Department.
Cannabis plants can be profitable, he says, and he’s not talking about the illegal trade.
In fact, the legal hemp plant will not get a smoker “high.” The THC content, what gives a smoker the “high” feeling, is extremely low in the plants being used in the pilot program.
Plants are tested throughout the growing cycle to be sure that THC levels remain low. These plants, instead, are grown for CBD oils that are used in medicines and for fiber that can be used in a variety of ways including making fabric.
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