Hemp Plan News Today

In this week’s edition - - FDA reverses marketing denial order for 490 Turning Point Brands products - California legalizes retail sales of...

Hemp Final Rule Better for Colorado Friday Jan 29th, 2021 Colorado didn’t budge when the USDA rejected the state’s required Hemp Plan following legalization under the 2018 Farm Bill. State Ag Commissioner Kate Greenberg says the state had been producing hemp and operating under its own rules for years. It’s opposition to the Interim Final Rule appears to have paid off. Greenberg: ”The 15-day sampling window was going to be untenable for us. They moved that to 30 which is what we curr...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) removed hemp and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and provided a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill also gave the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulatory authority over hemp cultivation at the federal level, although states have the option t...