This week, New York agriculture regulators have joined a growing number of people and agencies requesting extensions for hemp pilot programs through 2021. Meanwhile, a judge in Wyoming has tossed a case against hemp farmers who were raided November 2019 and found to be growing a crop with slightly more THC than the legal limit.
Here are this week’s headlines you might have missed.
National: While the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) said its recently proposed interim final rule on hemp and its derivatives is simply meant to conform to current laws, legal experts say the DEA may be taking advantage of ambiguity in the 2018 Farm Bill to preserve its loosening grip on cannabis. Read more
Meanwhile, Hemp Grower has compiled a comprehensive list of all pesticides approved for use on hemp from the EPA. Read moreOhio: The state’s first hemp extraction company, based near Cleveland, has received a license and announced that it’s open for business. Read more
New York: New York agriculture regulators are preparing hemp farmers for the USDA permit process ahead of the 2021 season, asking for an extension of the pilot program and announcing the state will not be submitting a hemp plan for that year. Read more
Wyoming: During the preliminary hearing, a judge dropped criminal charges against farmers growing hemp, finding prosecutors lacked probable cause that the Egles intended to grow and distribute marijuana. Read more
