Margaret McCauley of Versailles favors the production of hemp in Kentucky. In Versailles, Kentucky, the remnants of an old hemp processing plant still stand on property that Margaret McCauley's family owns. McCauley said she hopes Pendleton is successful. She thinks industrial hemp would do a lot for the farming community. McCauley has preserved artifacts from decades ago when hemp was grown legally in Kentucky. McCauley said she hopes lawmakers won't confuse industrial hemp with its controversial cousin, marijuana. Although industrial hemp comes from the same plant species as marijuana, industrial hemp does not have enough THC, the psychoactive chemical in marijuana, to produce the high marijuana users feel, proponents say. Hemp and marijuana look alike. But hemp is grown for fiber found in the stalk while marijuana is grown for leaves and flower buds.
