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But supporters remain hopeful the plant could eventually be approved for use in animal feed.

But supporters remain hopeful the plant could eventually be approved for use in animal feed.

Cows fed hemp, which is not yet an approved animal feed, behaved strangely and produced milk with THC.

New research adds insights to the debate over using industrial hemp as livestock feed

Hemp with high THC content given to Holsteins leached into their milk, according to a group of German scientists exploring the food chain for dairy production.

A new study from Germany has found that dairy cattle fed industrial hemp produced milk with detectable levels of the molecular compound THC, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis that produces the high sensation, which could affect the use of hemp as a livestock feed ingredient, Washington Post reported.

Several hemp-derived products have been launched in recent years, including animal feed, raising the prospect of potential risks to human and animal health.