// Definition
The agricultural concern that industrial hemp fields producing pollen can contaminate nearby drug-type cannabis crops, reducing THC content and seeding unfertilized female plants, damaging the medical and recreational cannabis supply.
// From the Episode
Kevin McKernan discussed the long-standing tension between hemp and drug-type cannabis cultivation. He recounted stories from 20 years prior of Dutch growers trying to burn Ben Dronkers' hemp fields because they feared pollen contamination of their drug-type plants. The concern was legitimate - hemp pollen can travel miles and contaminate cannabis crops, turning seedless flowers into seeded ones. This remains a major zoning and regulation issue as both hemp and cannabis farming expand.
// Source
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