Tag: Department of Agriculture
USDA’s Domestic Hemp Production Guidance Now in Effect
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) final rule on hemp production went into effect March 22, 2021, providing what some members...
Hemp Industry Members File Suit Over DEA Regulatory Overreach
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Hemp Industry Association (HIA) and RE Botanicals, Inc. on Monday filed a complaint in federal court against the Drug Enforcement...
Hemp Farmers Now Eligible for Federal COVID-19 Relief
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hemp farmers—who have been hard hit by the COVID-19 crisis and hampered by slow reforms to federal drug regulations—are now eligible...
USDA Approves First Hemp Production Plans for States and Native Tribes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved the first set of regulatory plans for domestic hemp production under the...
USDA Memorandum Allows Interstate Hemp Transport
WASHINGTON D.C. – A memorandum was issued on May 28, by U.S. Department of Agriculture General Counsel Stephen Vaden, which clarified that interstate transportation...
Texas House Approves Bill Legalizing CBD and Hemp
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers in the House have approved a bill to permit the legal sale of CBD and hemp products.
HB1325 was passed...
