What does a legal cannabis cultivation site look like?

Real footage from Kentucky, USA: In 2013, Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Comer's legislative proposal - Senate Bill 50 - was passed, and hemp production was legalized in areas such as Kentucky that piloted hemp cultivation trial programs. This farm bill was signed by US President Obama in 2014.

Real footage from Kentucky, USA: This is not the kind of cannabis that can be smoked. This is the industrial hemp cultivation trial program that Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer established 5 years ago. Hemp seeds can be eaten and can even be used in beauty products.

Real footage from Kentucky, USA: Of course, there is one undeniable challenge: industrial hemp differs from ordinary cannabis by only a few genes, and most people cannot tell the two apart.

Real footage from Kentucky, USA: When industrial hemp flowers, its appearance and smell are very similar to ordinary cannabis, so we also have security to guard against potential cannabis thieves.

Real footage from Kentucky, USA: The difference between the two lies in the level of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Tetrahydrocannabinol is a psychoactive compound, and when people inhale cannabis containing it, they experience effects such as euphoria.

Real footage from Kentucky, USA: Although there are still restrictions from laws and regulations, industrial hemp cultivation has already brought considerable economic benefits to the farmers participating in the trial program.

Real footage from Kentucky, USA: Now, Halverson's 36,000-square-foot (about 3,344.51 sq m) greenhouse is full of lush hemp. If he grew cannabis for smoking, he could earn more.