Jim Higdon (MFA, 2000) has launched Cornbread Hemp, a CBD brand named after his first book, The Cornbread Mafia. The book is a narrative nonfiction account of the largest domestic marijuana syndicate in American history based in Higdon’s hometown in Kentucky. To continue that theme of Bluegrass excellence, Cornbread Hemp is the first CBD brand to offer USDA certified organic CBD products from Kentucky.