By The Dispatch Staff newsroom@oneidadispatch.com @OneidaDispatch on Twitter New York is looking for agricultural cooperatives that want to participate in the industrial hemp industry. Agricultural cooperatives present an opportunity for New York’s farmers to share resources and reduce financial risk in this emerging marketplace while
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Category: LEGAL SPHERE
With seemingly all the pieces in place—approval of the New York State Department of Health, backing of the Governor, popular support, and liberal control of the State Legislature—2019 appeared to be the year that legal cannabis would come to New York. As the 2019 legislative
New York is cultivating the industrial hemp market and supporting new opportunities to grow this multi-million dollar crop, which is used in the manufacture of an estimated 25,000+ products—from clothing and food to building materials and pharmaceuticals. The Governor has taken significant measures to encourage
In New York State, the only lawful way to grow and process hemp is through participation in New York’s Industrial Hemp Agricultural Research Pilot Program, created under the 2014 Farm Bill, by receiving authorization as a research partner. There are three types of partner agreements:
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its interim regulations establishing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program on Thursday, October 31. The interim regulations became effective upon publication and will remain in effect through November 1, 2021. USDA’s decision to make the interim regulations effective immediately responds
New York is cultivating the industrial hemp market and supporting new opportunities to grow this multi-million dollar crop, which is used in the manufacture of an estimated 25,000+ products—from clothing and food to building materials and pharmaceuticals. The Governor has taken significant measures to encourage