Source: Austin Keating, FARM PROGRESS, 11/26/19


In late October, USDA released draft rules for testing the hallucinogen present in small amounts in industrial hemp: THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol. Both of Oregon’s senators wrote in response to the rules that took immediate effect on a federal scale, asking for changes during a public comment period that extends to Dec. 31. By the 2020 growing season, in order to produce hemp that can be sent across state lines...

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