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Question: Is it possible to sell hemp products (clothes, hats, etc) in AZ/US?
Answer: Yes, anyone can legally make, sell, and buy hemp products in the U.S. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) enforces a federal law, called the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970, that forbids domestic cultivation of hemp. No one can legally grow hemp in the U.S. without a special license from the DEA, but these licenses have been rarely granted since World War II.
What is Hemp?
Industrial hemp is from the same plant species (Cannabis sativa) that produces marijuana. Unlike marijuana, however, industrial hemp has only minute amounts of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient that gives marijuana its euphoric and medicinal properties. Various parts of the hemp plant can be utilized in the making of textiles, paper, paints, clothing, plastics, cosmetics, foodstuffs, insulation, and animal feed.
Read the federal law Controlled Substances Act.
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