A Kentucky-based company said it has developed a strain of hemp with no THC.Gencanna created the THC-free hemp with University of Kentucky researchers.Tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, is the chemical compound in marijuana that gets users high.State law requires hemp to have a THC content of less than 0.3 percent.While it's rare, some Kentucky crops have had to be destroyed because they tested too high in THC. Gencanna said the new strain will minimize that risk. "Regulators, farmers and end users will all know that when they have 0.0 percent THC, right from the crop in the ground, that the end products are all free from THC," Gencanna president Steve Bevan said. "That provides a great deal of comfort."Gencanna also announced new masters and PhD fellowships for University of Kentucky students.

A Kentucky-based company said it has developed a strain of hemp with no THC.

Gencanna created the THC-free hemp with University of Kentucky researchers.


Tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, is the chemical compound in marijuana that gets users high.

State law requires hemp to have a THC content of less than 0.3 percent.

While it's rare, some Kentucky crops have had to be destroyed because they tested too high in THC. Gencanna said the new strain will minimize that risk.

"Regulators, farmers and end users will all know that when they have 0.0 percent THC, right from the crop in the ground, that the end products are all free from THC," Gencanna president Steve Bevan said. "That provides a great deal of comfort."

Gencanna also announced new masters and PhD fellowships for University of Kentucky students.