Earlier this week, FDA sent its status report regarding a potential CBD enforcement discretion policy to Congress. As we wrote here, FDA was required to issue the report per the Joint Explanatory Statement attached to the 2020 Ag Appropriations
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Farm Bill
USDA Approves First State and Tribal Hemp Production Plans
By Bezalel A. Stern on
The 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized the production and sale of hemp, allows states and Indian tribes to create and administer their own hemp production plans. Pursuant to the 2018 Farm Bill, the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) is…
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Hemp Crop Insurance Coverage Coming in 2020
By Kristi L. Wolff & Lee A. A. Baumgardner on
On August 27, 2019, USDA’s Risk Management Agency (“RMA”) announced that it will provide crop insurance for industrial hemp beginning in the 2020 crop year. Insurance coverage will be provided under the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (“WFRP”) program for hemp producers…
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Court Rules Indian Tribe Cannot Regulate Hemp Production (Yet)
By Kristi L. Wolff & Bezalel A. Stern on
As we’ve written about several times, the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp but specified that it must be done pursuant to a state or tribal plan, known as a 279B plan. Such a plan is not effective until approved…
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Debunking Myths About the 2018 Farm Bill and CBD
By Kristi L. Wolff on
The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill capped off a momentous year for cannabidiol, or CBD, a non-psychoactive derivative of cannabis. As we wrote about here, the year kicked off with the rescission of the Cole Memo, the DOJ’s…
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