JULIE: NEBRASKA’S HEMP INDUSTRY SAYS IT’S GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. THE STATE COMMISSION SAYS TWO YEARS AGO, 84 PEOPLE HELD HEMP LICENSES. THIS YEAR, THERE’S LESS THAN HALF THAT NUMBER. AS KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S ANDREW OZAKI REPORTS, GROWERS SAY OUTDATED STATE REGULATIONS ARE GETTING IN THE WAY. REPORTER: THE PROMISE OF NEBRASKA’S NEW CASH CROP ILLUSTRATED IN AN EMPTY FIELD NEAR PLATTSMOUTH. ANNETTE AND BRUCE WILES, WHO HAD ONE THE FIRST 10 LICENSES TO GROW HEMP, NOW SELLING THEIR LAND. >> BECAUSE OUR STATE JUST HASN’T GOTTEN BEHIND IT. YOU KNOW, BRUCE AND I ARE LOOKING FOR WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE. REPORTER: WILES REMAINS THE CHAIRPERSON THE GOVERNOR’S HEMP COMMISSION, FORMED IN JANUARY THIS YEAR. >> WE’RE AT A DISADVANTAGE IN OUR STATE AGAIN. OUR FARMER ARE HELD TO A DIFFERENT STANDARD. REPORTER: NEBRASKA HAS YET TO UPDATE ITS HEMP LAW TO MATCH THE FINAL FEDERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS. A BILL TO DO THAT STALLED IN THE LEGISLATURE THIS PAST SESSION. AS A RESULT, FARMERS HAVE ONLY 15 DAYS FROM TESTING TO COMPLETE HARVEST AS OPPOSED TO 30 DAYS. ALSO, THE TESTING OF HEMP IS LESS FLEXIBLE REQUIRING NEBRASKA CROPS OVER. -- ALSO, THE TESTING OF HEMP IS LESS FLEXIBLE, REQUIRING NEBRASKA CROPS OVER 3% THC TO BE DESTROYED. IT ALSO DOESN’T DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN HEMP GROWN FOR CBD PRODUCTION AND HEMP FOR FIBER AND GRAIN, WHICH IS DIFFERENT VARIETY AND CONTAINS LITTLE THC. THE LICENSING TESTING AND FEES IS STIFLING GROWTH SAYS THIS COLUMBUS PRODUCER. >> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT RIGHT NOW, YOU’RE ON THE VERGE OF LOSING FOUR GRAIN FARMERS BECAUSE OF THESE FEES. IF WE LOSE THAT, WE’VE LOST THE NUMBER ONE REASON FOR HEMP IN NEBRASKA. REPORTER: AT THE SAME TIME, THE RETAIL SIDE OF CBD IS NOT BEING REGULATED OR TAXED. WHILES HOPES TO WORK WITH LAWMAKERS. SHE HASN’T GIVEN UP.