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Native American Tribal Sovereignty and the Cannabis Industry

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Native American Tribal sovereignty and the budding cannabis industry have intersected in a unique way, giving rise to an evolving landscape. Exercising their inherent rights to self-governance, many Tribes are exploring and...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - October 2019: Hot Off the Press: USDA Issues Interim Rules for Legal Hemp Cultivation

On October 29, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its long-awaited interim rules allowing for the legal cultivation of hemp under the 2018 Farm Bill. With these rules in place, the USDA can start...more

Foster Garvey PC

USDA Releases Proposed Domestic Hemp Regulations: Six Key Takeaways for Licensees

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a draft of the much-anticipated interim rule on the Domestic Hemp Production Program under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the...more

Carlton Fields

You Can Transport Hemp Across State Lines, But State Governments May Object

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The federal government will not stop you from transporting hemp around the country. Unlike marijuana, which has high THC concentration, hemp has only 0.3 percent of the delta-9 THC concentration on a dry-weight basis. The...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Court Rules Indian Tribe Cannot Regulate Hemp Production (Yet)

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 by the Secretary...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

The Path Forward for Industrial Hemp in Indian Country

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On Oct. 24, 2016, Reuters and Forbes reported that the Navajo Nation, whose reservation is the largest by square miles in the United States, was in the final stages of partnering with CannaNative to grow industrial hemp on...more

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