Only legitimate farmers with no felony convictions will be able to get a state registration. A law enforcement officer needs only to consult his list of registered hemp growers to see if a field of hemp is legal. It would be much safer for an illicit marijuana grower to plant marijuana in a corn field that would not be under scrutiny. Hemp will help eliminate outdoor marijuana cultivation. Industrial hemp will produce pollen that will force outdoor marijuana growers out of business.
Potent marijuana is grown using only female plants and protecting the plants from pollenization.
Hemp is planted so densely that it would be impossible to enter a hemp field without leaving a visible path through the field. Corn, which is planted more sparsely, would be better suited to illicit marijuana cultivation. In addition, the hemp fields will be under scrutiny and will be producing pollen. Marijuana growers are likely to want their marijuana production to be as far away from hemp as possible. The Colorado Farm Bureau, the American Farm Bureau, and many other conservative organizations have endorsed industrial hemp but do not support the legalization of marijuana.