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NY: Audit says New York Department of Agriculture and Markets Not Up To Speed on Hemp

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DiNapoli’s office, the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets inspected only 57 percent of growers authorized to produce hemp under a state pilot program that authorizes the limited cultivation of the plant. According to the report from the Division of State Government Accountability under Comptroller Thomas P.

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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Announces State Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee

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Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced Monday a new Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee, which she says will collaborate with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to help improve the state’s medical marijuana policies. Here are the details care of Sunshine State News. Source: [link].

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

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She held multiple positions in the Office of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom from 2009 to 2010, including Budget Office Policy Assistant, Director of Scheduling and Deputy Board Liaison. He was Deputy City Attorney in the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office from 2016 to 2019. Chief Deputy Director – Rasha Salama.

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Industrial Hemp and USDA Organic Certification

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The USDA provided clarifying instructions in its September 2018 Instruction on Organic Certification of Industrial Hemp Production for the UDSA’s policy regarding the organic certification of industrial hemp production by certifying agents accredited by the USDA National Organic Program (NOP).

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Article: Why Cannabis Education Is Trending At Major American Universities

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The program debuted as “the only four-year degree program of its kind to combine experimental horticulture and advanced analytical chemistry with an optional entrepreneurial track,” said NMU’s News Director Kristi Evans. It will also discuss the long history of marijuana and policies already in place. University of Denver .

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Santa Barbara County Writes Open Letter To Residents “We recognize that there are significant tensions among residents, cannabis growers, and some elements of other agricultural industries”

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The County Board of Supervisors adopts policies and regulations through a robust public process open to all stakeholders – none more so than the cannabis ordinance with more than 30 public meetings with many hours of public comment.We percent agricultural and forest land, and 3.5 percent urban. One Future. www.countyofsb.org.

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The Status of Cannabis Legalization in the South

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These states haven’t made major headlines for their progressive cannabis policies, but together they constitute a major market that has, nevertheless, dipped its toe in the water. Alabama legalized medical a medical cannabis program on May 17, 2021 when Governor Ivey signed SB 46 into law.