Over the past 12 months, dozens of cannabis and cannabis-related bills were introduced to Congress. Some measures were renewed, others were introduced for the first time; however, each.
Hemp Seed Breeders Need Academic Research to Solve Total THC Problem
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LONGMONT, Colo., May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Hemp seed breeders must collaborate with academic-run, varietal trials to tackle hemp s total THC problem and move the industry forward, says Matt Haddad, CEO of Trilogene Seeds, an award-winning hemp seed breeder. Ninety-five percent of all the hemp grown last year was marijuana. It went hot, Haddad says. We need to bring more academic analysis to these hemp varietals, especially with the .3 total THC iron fist coming down.
This spring, Haddad donated seeds from 12 Trilogene-bred hemp cultivars for the Midwestern Hemp Database (MHD), a collaboration between multiple universities, hemp seed breeders and growers. Now in its third year, the database is documenting the performance of hemp cultivars grown throughout the Midwest. Researchers in 2020 submitted over 750 cannabinoid samples, collecting informat
This article By Robert Hoban was originally published on Forbes and appears here with permission.
As all Americans know, on January 20, 2021, Joseph Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. His inauguration came with a slew of nominees, various cabinet-level positions, and agency heads across the entire federal government. While new leadership and new appointments would bring new directions, the departing Trump Administration took one final stab at putting its fingerprints on hemp policy.
On January 15th, six days before the new president took office, the USDA published a final rule for Domestic Hemp Production closing the loop on a two-year process that began with the 2018 Farm Bill. This piece of legislation directed USDA to establish a national regulatory framework for hemp production, which first came in the form of the interim final rule published on October 31, 2019. The final rule published in January of 2021 builds upon and incorporates various modif
The Hemp Economic Mobilization Plan (HEMP) Act of 2021 was introduced by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), its goal to address problems that have plagued hemp CBD for years and would make life easier for farmers and processors hemmed in by drug warrioring regulators.
“For years, I’ve led the fight in Washington to restore one of Kentucky’s most historically vital crops by legalizing industrial hemp,” said Paul. “My legislation will help this growing industry reach its full economic potential.”
The biggest of four major provisions in the HEMP Act would change the definition of hemp from 0.3% THC to an even 1%. That alone would solve problems with farmers seeking to boost CBD content and still not have the plant go “hot” or rise above 0.3%.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Tuesday introduced legislation that would change the legal definition of hemp, raising the limit of THC to 1% from 0.3%.
The Hemp Economic Mobilization Plan (HEMP) Act of 2020 also would mandate testing of the final hemp-derived product rather than the hemp flower or plant itself, require hemp shipments to contain a copy of the seed certificate showing the plant was grown from 1% THC seed and define a margin of error for testing THC levels, according to a Dec. 15 news release from Paul’s office.
“For years, I’ve led the fight in Washington to restore one of Kentucky’s most historically vital crops by legalizing industrial hemp,” Paul said in the release. “We achieved a hard-won victory, but there is still work to do to prevent the federal government from weighing down our farmers with unnecessary bureaucratic micromanaging. My legislation will help this growing industry reach its full economic potential, and I am proud the bill has strong suppo