The US Department of Agriculture this week posted formal federal guidelines for how hemp — the versatile cannabis varietal used for clothing, plastics, fuel and food — can be grown, harvested, tested, processed, transported and sold. The proposed regulations, published Thursday in the Federal Register for public comment, could be a boon for a burgeoning industry that has operated under a hodgepodge of state laws following the passage of past farm bills, notably the Agricultural Improvement Act of that legalized hemp.
CBD product sales are booming. Now the FDA needs to weigh in. Under the new program, states and Native American tribes will have to submit for approval hemp production plans that meet or exceed the USDA's standards.
For those states and tribes that don't submit a plan, these federal guidelines will apply. Read More. The USDA didn't address the exportation of hemp and indicated it may consider exports in the future. These bills ranged from clarifying existing laws to establishing new licensing requirements and programs. At least six states— Alaska, Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey and Oklahoma— enacted legislation in establishing hemp research and industrial hemp pilot programs.
States, already allowing for industrial hemp programs, continued to consider policies related to licensure, funding, seed certification, and other issues. For example, Tennessee amended its Commercial Feed Law to include hemp. Thirty-eight states and Puerto Rico considered legislation related to industrial hemp in At least four states—Florida, Nevada, New Mexico and Wisconsin—authorized new research or pilot programs. For a summary of state laws related to industrial hemp, click on the states in the map below or see the chart for a complete list of state statutes.
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You consent to the use of cookies if you use this website. Continue Our online privacy policy. Creates an industrial hemp research program overseen by the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries to study hemp. The department may coordinate the study with institutions of higher education. Alaska Stat. Directs the commissioner of natural resources to adopt regulations related to industrial hemp including approved sources or varieties of seed, testing requirements, and establishing isolation distances.
Specifies registration requirements and allowable activities for registered producers of industrial hemp. Directs the department to establish fee levels to cover regulatory costs and annually review these fee levels. Allows for the creation of a pilot program by an institution of higher education or the Department of Natural Resources.
Defines both industrial hemp and cannabidiol oil. Amends definitions for hashish oil and marijuana. Clarifies that the addition of industrial hemp to food does not create an adulterated food product. Requires a report on or before Dec. Authorizes a pilot program for the research, growth, cultivation and marketing of industrial hemp and establishes the Industrial Hemp Trust Fund.
Allows for commercial hemp production, processing, manufacturing. Creates the Arkansas Industrial Hemp Program including a year research program. Authorizes the State Plant Board to adopt rules to administer the research program and license growers. Requires the State Plant Board to provide an annual report starting Dec. Establishes a separate program fund, which will include feeds collected and other sources of funding. Establishes registration for seed breeders.
This division will not become operative unless authorized under federal law. Allows hemp cultivation for commercial and research purposes to be overseen by the Industrial Hemp Committee under the Department of Agriculture. Establishes a seed certification program. Establishes a grant program for state institutions of higher education to research new hemp seed varieties.
Establishes an agricultural pilot program for hemp research and directs the Connecticut Department of Agriculture to prepare a state plan.
Requires licenses for the cultivation and processing of hemp. Establishes an industrial hemp research program overseen by the Delaware Department of Agriculture. Allows the department to certify institutions of higher education to cultivate hemp for research purposes.
Directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to authorize and oversee the development of industrial hemp pilot projects at certain universities.
Commercialization projects may be allowed after two years with certain conditions. Authorizes the universities to develop pilot projects in partnership with public, nonprofit, and private entities; Requires a university to submit a report within two years of establishing a pilot program.
Establishes the state hemp program and directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, including a land registry and licensing, to submit a plan to USDA. Provides requirements for the distribution and sale of hemp extract. Establishes an industrial hemp advisory council.
Provides for licensing requirements for growers and processors as part of a state hemp plan. Authorizes certain colleges and universities to conduct research on the cultivation, breeding and development of hemp. Excludes regulated hemp and hemp products from the definition of marijuana as a controlled substance. Establishes an industrial hemp pilot program overseen by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
Allows the Board of Agriculture to certify hemp seeds. Creates an industrial hemp pilot program which allows the Illinois Department of Agriculture or state institutions of higher education to grow hemp for research purposes. Requires institutions of higher education provide annual reports to the department. Allows the production and possession of hemp by licensed growers for commercial and research purposes. Growers and handlers of hemp seeds must obtain a hemp seed production license.
Nothing in this section allows anyone to violate federal law. Directs the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to establish a program, including licensing, fees and annual inspections, and to submit a state plan to USDA. Provides for the enforcement, fees and penalties. If you believe any of these classifications are incorrect, please email citing code or statutory sections.
Although the Senate version would have legalized hemp nationwide, the final Farm Bill leaves the responsibility to legalize hemp to the states.
Contrary to popular opinion, CBD is not legal in all 50 states, even if it is sourced from hemp. Tennessee certified seed. Texas no smokables. South Carolina no raw hemp without license.
South Dakota no smokables. West Virginia. New Jersey.
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