USDA publishes hemp rule

Two years after the 2018 farm bill legalized the cultivation of industrial hemp, the USDA completed work on a regulation to oversee production. While some are hopeful hemp could become a profitable crop grown in the United States, others ay there will be a low demand for hemp acreage. The final rule, which takes effect on March 22, sets a higher THC limit at 1 percent for de...

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