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Two weeks after opening a comment period on an interim final rule on hemp farming, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has received more than 600 comments.
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Two weeks after opening a comment period on an
interim final rule on hemp farming, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) has received more than 600 comments. The rule set limits for
the amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) that can legally be
produced by the crop, and farmers have reportedly told the agency
that the limit is unmanageable. One issue is that the regulations
do not acknowledge a difference between Delta-9 THC and THC-A,
according to a former hemp farmer interviewed by Law360 who also reportedly said he had
never seen a test result as low as the limit set by USDA. Another
possible issue is that the crop must be tested by a laboratory
registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration, which may
reduce the number of qualified firms to a single laboratory.
Comments on the interim final rule will be accepted until December
31.
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