USDA Licensing. If a state or Tribal plan is not approved, would-be hemp producers can grow hemp in that state or Tribal area under a USDA hemp license, so long as “the production of hemp is not otherwise prohibited by the State or Indian Tribe.” The USDA will issue hemp producer l...
Inc.(OTC PINK: HEMP) a global leader in the industrial hemp industry withbi-coastal processing centers, is proud to report the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s final hemp rule to establish a domestic hemp production program is moving forward unde...
Later this week, the "interim final rule" is to be published in the Federal Register, marking the opening of a 60-day period for public comment before the "interim" status is dropped. Then, the USDA will begin the process of reviewing hemp cultivation plans drawn up by states and other ...
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) asked Perdue if the interim final rule for hemp could be considered a draft or final plan. If considered a final plan, the regulations would only allow states—which have expressed concern with the federal rules—to operate under the provisions of the 2014 ...