Legal hemp businesses suffering from the economic devastation caused by coronavirus are eligible for emergency aid programs included in the $2.2 trillion federal economic stimulus package – and can start applying for that monetary relief immediately.
While medical and recreational
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USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue testified yesterday at a subcommittee hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee. USDA’s 2021 budget request was the reason for the hearing, but there was also key discussion around the agency’s hemp rules. Excerpted highlights include the
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On January 21, 2020, an Idaho state court held that nearly 7,000 pounds of seized hemp would remain forfeited to the Idaho State Police (“ISP”). As we discussed in our recently published article, the defendant in the case, Big
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On January 2, 2020, a federal district court judge in Minnesota found that a local hemp farmer had a constitutionally-protected property interest in his hemp growing license, and that the license could not be revoked by the state without adequate
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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
Continue Reading USDA Approves First State and Tribal Hemp Production Plans
Just in time for the holidays – and the growing season – the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted new registrations for pesticides to be used on hemp crops, including, for the first time, hemp used in the production
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As we previously reported, on October 31, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) released its highly anticipated interim final rule governing hemp regulations. The interim final rule outlines provisions for USDA to approve plans submitted by states and
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The Italian Parliament has established an intergroup on the legalisation of cannabis following calls to address the need for its decriminalisation and shortages of medical cannabis. More than 50 members of Parliament already have applied to join the intergroup, mainly
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As we previously reported, the U.S. Department of Agriculture(“USDA”) released its long-awaited interim final rule governing the domestic production of hemp on October 31, 2019. On November 5, the USDA released a short 12-minute webinar, which provides a
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On October 29, 2019, USDA released an interim final rule establishing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program. The highly anticipated regulatory framework specifies the rules and regulations to produce hemp, as required by the 2018 Farm Bill. The interim rule
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