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On the 2018 Farm Act: Can I Start Growing Hemp?

MJ Business Attorneys

The long-anticipated 2018 Farm Bill finally made its way to the President’s desk and Trump made hemp fans ecstatic when he signed it into law on December 20. With a provision legalizing the cultivation and distribution of hemp on the federal level, many are left wondering what the Act means for cannabis industry operators.

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New York Published Proposed Emergency Rules on Hemp Cultivation Licensing: What’s Going On?

Cannabis Law Report

New York’s approximately 800 hemp cultivators should be aware of the new costs and administrative obligations contained in the emergency rules. The Origins of New York Hemp Cultivation. The 2018 Farm Bill expanded on the 2014 Farm Bill and authorized hemp cultivation on a broader scale.

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Rogoway Law – Legal Cannabis Farms Use Less Water And Produce More Value Than Any Other Agricultural Activity In California. It’s Time To Stop Scapegoating Them

Cannabis Law Report

This has created an unworkable dynamic for California’s legal cannabis mixed light and outdoor cultivators who are uniquely vulnerable to baseless claims of excessive water use. In order to really understand the speciousness of these arguments, it is important to evaluate the water use of other agricultural activities in California.

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Cracking Down On Compliance

Cannabis Law Report

Operational compliance has become paramount to the success of many cannabis businesses following new state regulations that went into effect earlier this year. For others, non-compliance has been a great downfall. In recent months, a rapid number of compliance enforcement agencies have emerged at both the local and state level.

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California Hemp Cultivation Law is About to Change, Again

Canna Law Blog

Today, I’m going to talk about SB-153, which could have a massive impact on California’s hemp cultivation industry. Additionally, the Food and Ag code’s definition only applies to agricultural products, and may not apply to many other derivatives, for example, hemp products imported from other states.

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California: Starting April 1st, Cannabis Operators Face CEQA Compliance Requirements for State Licenses

Cannabis Law Report

Starting April 1st, Cannabis Operators Face CEQA Compliance Requirements for State Licenses. At the onset of statewide cannabis legalization, California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control, now part of the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), rolled out a program that would issue cannabis operators a “temporary license” starting January 1, 2018.

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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: Oklahoma

Canna Law Blog

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( 2018 Farm Bill ) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. Today we turn to Oklahoma.

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