As the hemp industry grows, producers face the risk of cultivating a crop that can become unusable—and illegal—if it develops too much of the psychoactive chemical THC. Cornell University researchers have determined that a hemp plant’s propensity to ‘go hot’ – become too high in THC—is determined by genetics, not as a stress response to growing conditions, contrary to popular belief.
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Source: Phys.org