A year ago, a hemp based business called Canna Buzz opened in Lexington, Kentucky.

Edition went back this week to talk to co-owner Annie Ralphs about all things hemp.

One year later.

In the early 1900s, 90% of the hemp in the United in the entire United States was actually supplied directly from the Bluegrass region in central Kentucky.

And it is historically the capital of the world.

We're here to support Kentucky to showcase that Kentucky is still and always has been the capital of the world.

And we really want to make that impression for people to help not just support cannabis in the hemp industry as a whole, but local artists and the music, local music as well.

People have been very supportive about us.

They've been very excited.

It's definitely new and an interesting concept.

No one's really doing anything like this within Kentucky and and across the United States.

And so it's been very exciting for people.

We are currently primarily operating as a dispensary.

We retail all natural Kentucky proud hemp derived CBD and THC products, as well as other cannabinoids like CBG.

The regulatory environment is always a challenge when it comes to hemp and cannabis products in general.

We're because we're not medical cannabis, we're operating under hemp laws.

So everything that we retail directly comes from hemp.

What we do is actually directly from the plant.

So it's the exact same THC that's found in cannabis.

It's completely natural and that's very important to us.

I originally got really into the cannabinoid side of the industry from a personal health problem that I had, and so it's been a big push for us to make sure that things are natural and safe.

And the Kentucky Department of Health has has put out pretty clear regulations on how to be able to manufacture and retail.

And and we follow within those guidelines and we make everything actually in-house here within Kentucky and within in our facility in Lexington.

And so it's all a very localized supply chain that supports farmers and supports local businesses.

We've had a lot of people come in that that are either a little bit nervous or they're confused.

How are you doing this?

We get that a lot.

We're absolutely cannabis educators.

I mean, there's people often think, Oh my God, CBGB, CBD, THC, it's alphabet soup, it's Greek to them.

Well, that's okay.

We know what it is and we can help you.

All you have to do is come in and say, Hey, I'm having trouble sleeping and we can point you in the right direction.

I think Kentucky can absolutely reclaim its title for cannabis, and it will be one of the things of when you think of Kentucky, it's horses, hemp, basketball and bourbon.

Kind of buzz is one year anniversary celebration will include vendors, musicians and food trucks.