Seed Industry Has a Long Road to Hoe
The seed segment of hemp production is an explosive area, replete with litigation over unmet expectations. There are an astounding number of players in this space, and as with all things hemp, there is enormous diversity in terms of scale and scope of operations. Many are distributors, selling products that aren’t the result of in-house breeding or IP. Some are amateur breeders, that are creating a wide range of F1’s from mostly the same parent lines in circulation and subsequently marketing the unstable F1 progeny. Others are fully exploring the cannabis genome and leveraging cutting edge technology to produce cultivars that accomplish a number of aims, including reducing THC.
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