An audit by the Office of the New York State Comptroller of the state's industrial hemp program found a number of issues of concern.The objective of the audit was to determine if the Department of Agriculture and Markets was adequately administering New York's hemp program in accordance with federal...
Three state hemp plans have been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture so far - and what's surprising is the state that isn't among them.State and tribal hemp production plans that are pending approval or have been approved can be found here. Last updated on December 27, the...
Missouri's Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has finalised its review of medical marijuana cultivation applications - and there will be plenty of disappointed applicants.Thousands of applications were received by the August deadline for medical marijuana cultivation, dispensary, manufacturing and testing laboratory licenses. At the time we reported...
Supplies of medical cannabis in Michigan could get even tighter as a result of the recent launch of the state's recreational market.Michigan has had an active medicinal cannabis program for over a decade and was the 13th state to legalise cannabis for medicinal use. The Michigan Medical Marihuana Act...
U.S. President Donald Trump has again made it very clear he'll do what he likes when it comes to medical marijuana.Last Friday, President Trump signed H.R. 1158, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020” into law, which authorizes appropriations to fund the operation of certain agencies in the Federal Government...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency has announced a new crop insurance option for hemp growers in some counties of 21 states starting next year.A pilot program will offer Actual Production History (APH) coverage under 508(h) Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) for eligible producers. APH insures producers against...
Nebraska's Department of Agriculture (NDA) lodged the state's plan for hemp with the USDA last Friday for review - a significant milestone in the state's renewed embracing of the crop.Nebraska has certainly changed its tune on industrial hemp in recent times. Only half an acre of the crop was...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced late last week approval has been granted for the use of 10 pesticide products on hemp.Hemp is a pretty hardy crop, but it isn't indestructible. There are quite a few hemp pests that can reduce its fibre or cannabinoid yield, or kill...
New regulations were released in New Zealand on Wednesday enabling the local cultivation and manufacture of medicinal cannabis products."These regulations put in place the infrastructure that allows us to locally grow, manufacture and provide quality medicinal cannabis products that are intended to make a real difference to people living...
The USA's Department of Agriculture has extended the comment period for the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program.Released in late October, the interim final rule comment period was to last for 60 days, but USDA has extended this to January 29, 2020 in order to allow stakeholders additional time to...
