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Hemp growing 10 plants #890101

Asked November 20, 2024, 4:47 PM EST

Is it legal for me to grow 10 Sunn hemp plants for ornamental and personal use?

Bay County Michigan

Expert Response

Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) does not produce cannabinoids like hemp (Cannabis sativa) does and so does not fall under the legal restrictions associated with hemp or marijuana.  They are different species entirely.  Sunn hemp can be treated as any other ornamental plant.

https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/AG443

https://www.tsln.com/news/sunn-hemp-from-the-tropics-to-wyoming/#:~:text=Sunn%20hemp%20(Crotalaria%20juncea%20l,the%20University%20of%20F(Crotalaria%20juncea%20l,the%20University%20of%20Florida%20Extension.lorida%20Extension.

https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_crju.pdf

An Ask Extension Expert Replied November 21, 2024, 7:54 AM EST

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