RAPHO TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. -- It’s been nearly a century since farmers could grow hemp legally in Pennsylvania. Today, growing hemp is legal to anyone that applies for a permit, something people who use the crop for their businesses say is a big step in step in the right direction.
“It’s amazing that it’s all coming together," Shawn House, owner of Hempzels Pretzels. Shawn House, who owns Hempzels Pretzels in Lancaster county, says he is hoping that the legalization of the crop will help to solve one of the biggest issues he’s seeing right now — distribution.
