This week, the U.S. House of Representatives proposed a bill to Congress that would extend hemp pilot programs through 2021 if passed. Meanwhile, a Texas judge has ruled to put the state’s smokable hemp ban on hold until a trial in February.
Here are this week’s headlines you might have missed.
National: The House has introduced a bill (H.R. 8319) with a provision that would allow hemp growers to continue operating under their pilot programs through September of 2021, extending the interim period by nearly a year. Read more
Meanwhile, the HIA and RE Botanicals have filed a lawsuit against the DEA for its recent interim final rule, presenting the latest chapter in the industry’s push to keep the agency out of hemp regulations. Read moreColorado: Derek Thomas, vice president of business development at Veritas Farms, a Pueblo, Colo.-based hemp operation, offers insights on how his company monitors the twists and turns of weather patterns in late summer and early fall. In Pueblo, Veritas got away from early frost this year with its 140 acres of hemp fairly unscathed. Read more
Texas: Texas district court Judge Lora J. Livingston has ruled that she would temporarily prevent the state from enforcing its ban on smokable hemp after several companies filed a lawsuit in August to challenge the policy. Read more
Wyoming: Rob Rabou, growing 170 acres of hemp this year on his southeastern Wyoming farm, is looking forward to diversifying the state’s economy. Read more
