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On the heels of the 2018 Farm Bill, some states have opted to regulate hemp-derived cannabinoid consumer products. One of the early movers in this area is the State of Minnesota. The regulations in Minnesota for hemp-derived...more
Nearly nine years after voters authorized the regulated sale of adult use cannabis in Massachusetts, the Joint Cannabis Committee is addressing the challenges (and that’s an understatement) the industry is facing with a very...more
Tennessee enacted new legislation governing HDC - hemp derived cannabinoids, the state’s term for legal CBD and hemp that contains less than 0.3% THC. The new law does not take effect until January 1, 2026...more
At Ward and Smith, we are closely monitoring these developments to help our clients with the potential impacts on their businesses. Below is an overview of what stakeholders in the hemp industry need to know about this...more
“Compromise” sometimes gets a bad rap. And history teaches us that there can be bad compromises. But as your resident glass-is-half-full contributor who has also been closely following debate over access to consumable hemp...more
The Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Hemp Program recently announced that it is now accepting applications for hemp licenses for cultivators and processors....more
On October 31, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published an interim final rule (IFR) on domestic hemp production. This rule establishes a regulatory framework for USDA oversight of domestic hemp...more
On October 29, 2019, the US Department of Agriculture (the “USDA”) issued interim rules for the domestic production of hemp and requested comments on the rules over the next 60 days. The rules provide minimum requirements for...more
On October 31, 2019, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its eagerly anticipated interim final rule governing the domestic production of hemp, pursuant to the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (commonly...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - USDA Issues Interim Rule On Hemp Production - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued an interim final rule “specifying the rules and regulations to produce hemp.” The...more
On October 31, 2019 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published an Interim Final Rule (84 FR 58522) establishing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program and outlining a regulatory framework for monitoring hemp...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Through a reintroduced House bill, Congress is taking strides to push for cosmetic regulation reform and, separately, through the SAFE Act, it is seeking to establish a safe harbor for financial...more
On October 10, 2019, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the “Department”) published the Notice of Proposed Rules for the State Hemp Program (the “Rules”). ...more