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A private email reveals the access given to outside advocates for the construction of the Industrial Hemp Act of 2023.

This weeks podcast focuses on an industry stakeholder policy priority meeting at Noco Hemp Expo.

High Grade Hemp Seed Announces Platinum Partnership With SXSW 2021 PRWeb FacebookTwitterEmail LONGMONT, Colo. (PRWEB) February 03, 2021 High Grade Hemp Seed, a global leader in the production and sales of premium hemp genetics, announces Platinum Partner sponsorship of the prestigious South by Southwest® (SXSW®) 2021. SXSW is a yearly gathering of top global talent in the fields of film, culture, music, business and technology. The 2021 event will be virtual, billed as SXSW Online, and attend...

USDA Introduces Grant for Hemp Germplasm Collection Applications for the grant close March 30. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced a Supplemental and Alternative Crops (SAC) competitive grants program for hemp and canola. NIFA is looking to fund one project to collect hemp germplasm for the USDA Hemp Germplasm Repository located at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, New York. The maximum grant amount for the hemp project is $125,000 pe...

The hemp industry is united in its desire to see the definition of hemp change to accommodate a level of naturally occurring THC at 1%, up from the current, arbitrary 0.3%. At either level, THC is so low as to not be able to get anybody high. Crappy weed from the ’70s had maybe 7-9% THC, and marijuana at dispensaries today is typically at least in the high teens if not the 20s-percent level. The problem is that farmers can grow hemp that goes “hot”—exceeds that 0.3% level—which forces...

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Tuesday introduced legislation that would change the legal definition of hemp, raising the limit of THC to 1% from 0.3%. The Hemp Economic Mobilization Plan (HEMP) Act of 2020 also would mandate testing of the final hemp-derived product rather than the hemp flower or plant itself, require hemp shipments to contain a copy of the seed certificate showing the plant was grown from 1% THC seed and define a margin of error for testing THC levels, according to a Dec. 15 news ...

The New York State Department of Health in October announced a proposal to regulate hemp-based cannabinoid products, including establishing a maximum limit on cannabinoids (25 milligrams) in food and beverage products. "These regulations are the next step toward regulating the growing hemp industry in New York in a way that protects consumers and helps ensure the industrys long-term viability," New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement when the draft rules were released. "Establishing ...