Source: SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 8/29/19

USDA is expected to issue new rules for growing and testing hemp sometime in September, according to a report by Capital Press. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon was one of the sponsors of legislation decriminalizing hemp in the 2018 Farm Bill. The Hemp Farming Act of 2018 passed with bipartisan support and classified hemp as an agricultural product. “I think it’s pretty obvious that you are on the right side of history,” Wyden said during remarks to a crowd at the Western U.S. Hemp Growers...

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