Industrial Hemp and Cannabis History Timeline
1775
First Hemp Crop Planted in Kentucky
Archibald McNeill plants first hemp plant in Kentucky near Danville
1860
Kentucky Hits Peak Hemp Production
Kentucky produces 40 million pounds of industrial hemp
1900
Kentucky Produces 90% of US Domestic Production
Kentucky produces 90% of domestic crop with a majority of production growing in the Bluegrass region
October 31, 1906
US Navy Requests Hemp
U.S. Navy requests a quote on 175 tons of American hemp as per U.S. Navy Specifications
May 5, 1911
Research Presented to Lyster Dewey of the USDA Recognizes That Minnesota No 8 Grows Well in Kentucky
USDA Botanist, Lyster Dewey alerts Spears & Sons of Paris, Kentucky that Prof. H. German of the Experiment Station in Lexington, Kentucky had a particularly good yield of Minnesota No. 8 hemp in the 1910 season
October 31, 1906
US Navy Requests Hemp
U.S. Navy requests a quote on 175 tons of American hemp as per U.S. Navy Specifications
May 5, 1911
Research Presented to Lyster Dewey of the USDA Recognizes That Minnesota No 8 Grows Well in Kentucky
USDA Botanist, Lyster Dewey alerts Spears & Sons of Paris, Kentucky that Prof. H. German of the Experiment Station in Lexington, Kentucky had a particularly good yield of Minnesota No. 8 hemp in the 1910 season