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Washington Q&A: Hemp Processor Registration and Hemp Extract Certification

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On April 16, 2021, Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5372 (SB 5372), “An Act relating to hemp processor registration and a hemp extract certification into law.” SB 5372 went into effect on July 25, 2021, and creates a voluntary registration and certification program that hemp processors can opt-in to in the Evergreen State.

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TSA says hemp products and CBD medications now cleared to fly

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In December the $867 billion federal Farm Bill, among other things, classified hemp as an agricultural commodity and took it off the federal controlled substances list. Cannabinoid oil, or CBD, can be extracted and processed from the hemp plant to be used for medicinal purposes. The governor has not yet signed the bill into law.

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Federal legalization of hemp creating a quandary for police

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Truckers, now free to haul hemp from state to state, have been stopped and sometimes arrested by police who can’t tell whether they have intercepted a legal agricultural crop or the biggest marijuana bust of their careers. To further complicate the issue, states that already have their own hemp programs must have them approved by the U.S.

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Virginia Announces New Policy Allowing the Production of Hemp Extracts

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Under a new policy announced by the Northam Administration, the Commonwealth of Virginia will soon officially authorize hemp processors to produce hemp extracts for human consumption. VDACS will soon issue, through its food safety program, rules for hemp processors to follow when producing hemp extracts.

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Florida Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services: Update on Hemp Transportation & Other Issues

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If you are transporting hemp in any form into the state of Florida, you must stop at an Agriculture Inspection Station and have the following paperwork: Phytosanitary certificate. What Is an Agricultural Inspection Station? Any vehicles carrying agricultural, horticultural or livestock products. Bill of sale. Rules Update.

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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. Ag and Markets would supervise the growers and the state Health Department would oversee hemp extract.

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California Splits from the FDA: CBD Now Permitted in Food, Beverages and More

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Rather, AB-45 prohibits industrial hemp products from being distributed or sold in the state, absent documentation that they were produced from industrial hemp regulated by the California Department of Food and Agriculture or otherwise meet the requirements of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (if sourced from outside California).

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