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 Wolff & Bez 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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USDA Legal Opinion Seeks To Clarify Interstate Transport of Hemp
By Kristi Wolff & Bez Stern on
On May 28, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (“USDA”) Office of the General Counsel issued a Legal Opinion, which attempts to address open questions relating to interstate transport of hemp. While the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp production,…
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