Is there any possibility that Agricultural (NOT industrial) hemp by definition can be reclassified as a Specialty Crop instead of a Fiber Crop.?  Hemp was a Fiber Crop back in the 1940’s but as it is reinvented in today’s agriculture economy it is a different crop it is so much more than Fiber.  Reclassification as a Specialty Crop will qualify hemp research under the current Specialty Crop Block Grant Program administered through the USDA and allow a quick kick start on necessary Agricultural Research.

Tony Brannon
Murray State University