Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This article focuses on the Department of Agriculture (IDOA), which is the lead regulator for a broad swath of the cannabis industry in Illinois and consists of three bureaus. The 144-page report, compiled by the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office (CROO), incorporates data from several state departments.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Marijuana Moment reports… The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to give hemp two different classifications depending on its intended use in order to expand access to federal grant programs. territories. Read the full story at.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 12, 2021

Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division enforces the labor provisions of the federal H-2A temporary agricultural workers program to prevent employers from exploiting temporary, nonimmigrant workers hired for seasonal agricultural work and from gaining an unfair competitive advantage over law-abiding employers.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 28, 2020

Department of Agriculture has approved Texas’ hemp regulatory plans, State Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said on Monday. We’ve got to get our rules approved and get our licensing program up and running, but the dominoes are dropping pretty quick. Click below for more details on Texas’ upcoming hemp program.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

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. . London Free Press writes. Hemp farmers disagree. That kind of rhetoric is really dangerous.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2022

Vermont is giving up on its hemp program less than one year after a state plan for the sector was approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Anson Tebbetts, Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM), informed the USDA of the decision in a letter earlier this month. Read full article.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is offering a cannabis studies program to their academic repertoire, offering courses in several areas including cannabis in healthcare, agriculture, law and policy, and licensing to sell the product. billion in marijuana sales in 2020, according to the report posted by Leafly and Whitney Economics.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 2, 2022

The Oregon Department of Agriculture is recruiting volunteers to apply to serve as the first class of Oregon Hemp Commissioners. Commodity Commission Oversight Program Commissions@oda.state.or.us. ODA will appoint nine Oregon Hemp Commissioners. Oregon Hemp Commission Application and Qualification Form. Learn more: [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In late August, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) filed its new proposed hemp rules , which intertwine with the OLCC cannabis rules, and is seeking public comment on those by Oct. The rules also more closely align the state’s hemp program with the U.S. Read the full article at [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 3, 2021

About Front Range Biosciences Front Range Biosciences is a premier cannabis and hemp genetics platform company, creating and supporting innovative new products across multiple industries by combining next generation agricultural technologies with the world’s top hemp and cannabis R&D program.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 6, 2021

Jurisdiction would be under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) and the Ministry of Health. Those licenses would only be available to organizations such as cantonal agricultural centers, associations of small and medium producers, cooperatives and indigenous development associations.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

A license from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is required for individuals and businesses. There are several changes to the 2022 program. The fee changes bring Minnesota into better alignment with other states and will help adequately fund the MDA’s Hemp Program. industrialhemp. industrialhemp.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

UW-Platteville has had a certificate program in its Continuing Education Institute for helping people learn about the cannabis industry since 2020. The program is run in partnership with Green Flower , a cannabis education company that works with more than a dozen universities across the country. There are jobs to be had.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

State Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner Andy Gipson said lawmakers are not following the will of voters with a medical marijuana proposal and reiterated his vow that his agency will not participate in regulating it. Who is going to operate this expansive program?” He’s not happy… Mississippi Today reports.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Department of Agriculture approved the Idaho State hemp plan on Monday, which will allow the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) to license hemp producers and handlers under Idaho Code and the Farm Bill passed in 2018. KTVB7 reports. BOISE, Idaho — The U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 3, 2020

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. Clarifications on Hemp Program.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 10, 2024

Craft grow changes include the repeal of provisions establishing cultivator taxes and craft grower taxes and a shared premises pilot program. The provision for the shared premises pilot program states, “The Department of Agriculture shall create a pilot program that shall allow craft growers to share premises with cultivation center.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2022

An Examination of the USDA Hemp Production Program. Testimonies During The House Agriculture Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research Addressed FDA Inaction on CBD and Intoxicating Hemp Derivatives. Department of Agriculture (USDA) acted timely in establishing rules for production, the inaction of the U.S.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced today that proposed amendments involving provisions to the Illinois Industrial Hemp Act were moved to a Second Notice this week. Academic, government and commercial institutions that participate in the industrial hemp program are affected.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 31, 2021

5, 2020, according to the department’s second annual report of the Missouri Medical Marijuana Regulatory Program. The DHSS approved 23,000-plus patients and caregivers in program year 2019—before commercial sales began—with roughly 33% also approved to home cultivate. 6, 2019, and Dec. dispensaries per 100,000) and New Mexico (5.2

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Riviera Creek Holdings LLC cannabis cultivator and United Returning Citizens (URC) organization, which are both based in Youngstown, Ohio, are partnering together to support a program called URC Grows. The program will provide educational and job opportunities for those who have been convicted of cannabis crimes.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Today, JCAR released an updated draft for its Second Notice that reverted the definition of hemp back to realign with the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) and returned the “transportation of industrial hemp” language back into the new draft. We’re implementing a federal program,” McGee said. “We

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 19, 2022

Earlier this year, Africa’s leading cannabis education and training company, Cheeba Cannabis Academy partnered with leading online agricultural school, AGRICOLLEGES international to launch an AgriSETA accredited program called. National Certificate in Plant Production – Cannabis and Hemp” (NQF Level 4; SAQA ID: 49009).

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Americans for Safe Access

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

of votes in favor), which authorized the state’s department of health to create a medical cannabis program. In November 2020, Mississippi voters overwhelmingly supported a ballot initiative (74.1% The state's legislators rejected the measure, and instead sought to pass a weakened version of the law.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 25, 2021

This financial support from True Grace will help Rodale Institute’s Organic Consulting program to provide 300 hours of strategic consulting services to farmers throughout Wisconsin. The Organic Consulting program is a national consultancy platform that assists farmers in successfully transitioning to certified organic production.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2022

WORCESTER, Mass. , July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Green Flower, a California -based education company focused on the cannabis industry, announced four new online certificate programs in partnership with Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). The programs are now open for enrollment with classes starting on September 5.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The Oregon Department of Agriculture is recruiting volunteers for temporary commissioners for the new Oregon Hemp Commission. Commodity Commission Oversight Program Manager. The seven temporary Oregon Hemp Commissioners will consist of: 5 growers/producers. 1 processor/first purchaser, and. 1 public member. Kris Anderson.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 15, 2019

Here’s the report… On Monday afternoon Governor Laura Kelly signed a bill to establish the ‘Commercial Industrial Hemp Program.’ But, until now it was only allowed within research programs outlined in the 2014 Farm Bill. That program will have to be approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The Illinois General Assembly Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) released today several new proposals from the Illinois Department of Agriculture (DOA) to amend the Illinois Industrial Hemp Act. Academic, government and commercial institutions that participate in the industrial hemp program are affected.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 11, 2019

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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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 10, 2024

IDFPR cites the explosive growth by stating that 82 new dispensaries open for business in the last year, the single-largest expansion of cannabis dispensaries since the program first started with the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act (CRTA) in 2014.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Hemp4Soil Program will Create Innovative Approaches and Technologies in Partnership with Farms Across America. Heartland’s ‘Hemp4Soil’ program was selected as the recipient of a $360,000 grant over 3 years to develop their soil innovation program. Heartland was the only hemp program chosen by the USDA.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 1, 2021

Under the agreement, Native Roots will establish a new tissue culture program at their flagship Denver facility leveraging FRB’s proprietary Clean Stock® platform. At launch, the program will be the first-of-its-kind in Colorado , a differentiating factor in an increasingly competitive market.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Reporting to a Program Specialist 3 (Cannabis), the Program Specialist 2 (Cannabis) positions will be responsible for overseeing and participating in inspecting, auditing, and performing a full range of compliance duties for the region assigned (Albany/Buffalo/NYC). Duties Description. Perform full range of supervisory functions.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Federal agriculture regulators continue to approve hemp production plans for state and tribal programs following the Jan. 1 deadline when pilot programs were due to expire and the final rules under the 2018 Farm Bill were set to take effect. Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP). Hemp Industry Daily reports.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

AUGUST 6, 2020

The new law creates a regulatory scheme for industrial hemp that should allow Michigan to obtain approval from the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) of its plan to administer an industrial hemp program under the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 20, 2020

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Approves Kaycha Labs for their USDA Approved Hemp Program Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 20, 2020 –( PR.com )– … Read More.

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