Last Friday the Agriculture Committee of the NC House of Representatives passed an amendment to the NC Farm Act of 2019 that could have a severe impact on hemp farmers. The previous version of the bill, passed by the NC Senate on June 17 in a 31-14 vote, contained a provision that would ban smokable
NC Bill with Proposed Smokable Hemp Ban Makes It Way through Committee
Yesterday a bill containing a proposed ban on smokable hemp passed the NC Senate Agricultural Committee. The bill still has to pass through three other committees before it reaches the floor for a vote. It has also been amended to delay the proposed ban on smokable hemp until 12/1/2020.
The bill has seen opposition from
May the Industrial Hemp Activities Commence! Not So Fast…
Recently Congress passed the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”), which legalized activities pertaining to industrial hemp on the federal level. So now we can begin cultivating, processing, and selling industrial hemp, right? The short answer: No.
The 2018 Farm Bill legalized the cultivation and processing of industrial hemp, provided that the
NC Joins in on CBD Crackdown
Last week, North Carolina regulators followed the lead of public health officials in several other states and began cracking down on CBD-infused products. Cannabidiol, better known as CBD, is one of over 100 cannabinoids, such as THC, found in the cannabis plant. Unlike THC, it doesn’t have consciousness-altering effects and can’t give you a “high.”
Farm Bill Gives a Major Boost to Hemp Industry
Congress has passed the 2018 Farm Bill by an overwhelmingly majority and the President is expected to sign it into law. The Farm Bill has huge implications for the industrial hemp industry because it removes hemp from the federal list of controlled substances and enables farmers to apply for crop insurance. Hemp is a variety
Will Florida Trade Orange Trees for Hemp Fields?
Citrus greening, a disease that has been slowly spreading throughout Florida since 2004, has been putting the squeeze on Florida’s key agricultural crop (the citrus industry in Florida is worth $10.7 billion). Citrus greening impairs the citrus trees ability to produce fruit and eventually kills the trees. Many Florida citrus farmers are turning to