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Article: Texas Agriculture Commissioner says its “highly probable” that some licensed hemp cultivators are also growing cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller shared some thoughts about the practices of hemp farmers licensed by his office with Austin American-Statesman this week, stating that it’s “highly probable” some cultivators are also growing cannabis. . Hemp farmers disagree. That kind of rhetoric is really dangerous.”.

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State Agency Envisions Cannabis Cultivation Boosting Job Growth in Alaska

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Who would have thought that cannabis cultivation could be Alaska’s biggest earner? Over the course of the next eight years, marijuana cultivation is set to soar to new heights. Based on the latest employment trend report issued by Alaska’s labor department, marijuana cultivation will experience the most tremendous growth.

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Hawaii’s New Hemp Regulations Could Deter Cultivators

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Hawaii has put forth new regulations surrounding the cultivation of hemp, a class of cannabis plants that contain 0.3% David Ige signed an act establishing Hawaii’s Industrial Hemp Pilot Program , which allowed for the cultivation of hemp for the purpose of agricultural and academic research. Department of Agriculture.

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Important Update from USDA

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The signing of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 Farm Bill) into law resulted in the descheduling of hemp and opened the door to the wide scale production of the crop. USDA released its Interim Final Rule on Hemp on October 31, 2019. THC by dry weight. THC by dry weight.

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Front Range Biosciences Announces International Technology Licensing Agreement with The Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics in Barcelona, Spain

Cannabis Law Report

The agreement builds on an existing partnership between the FRB, CRAG, and IRTA formed in 2019 to develop research tools for the genetic improvement of cannabis plants. Spain was one of the first European countries to decriminalize the personal use and cultivation of cannabis for self-consumption.

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BREAKING NEWS: California Opens Up for Commercial Hemp Cultivation

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We have been closely following California’s commercial hemp cultivation licensing law since it was proposed last year as Senate Bill 1409 (see here , here , and here ). There are a number of counties in California that restrict or prohibit hemp cultivation.

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California Hemp Cultivation: It’s Complicated

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Those posts, however, were more geared towards the manufacture and sale of hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) products than the actual cultivation of hemp, which is becoming an increasingly important topic in the hemp industry in the wake of the federal Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (or “2018 Farm Bill”). 64”) was passed.