Discover The Top 3 Black Owned Organic Hemp Business Models You Can Start Today It’s not often that an emerging industry arises, which is why Cory Holmes decided to launch his Black owned organic hemp business, Holmes Organics. The Farm Bill of 2018 brought with it the legalization of hemp-derived CBD. CBD is a powerful plant extract that has been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years, not to be confused with the plant used to produce marijuana. It’s a product with all the medicinal benefits of marijuana, and zero risk of getting high—making CBD legal in all 50 states. “I grew up in poor neighborhoods with gun violence, having stress and anxiety as a part of my daily life,” said Holmes. “In college, I suffered from a few football concussions. In 2017, I was randomly shot at while driving—and the PTSD didn’t set in until about a year…