By Rofida Khairalla | Pinal Central As Pinal County farmers expect to see a cut to the amount of Central Arizona Project water coming into the county, some cotton farmers are turning to crops that require less water, like hemp. The shift in the agricultural industry is also encouraging municipalities like Coolidge to update city codes to accommodate the changes …
By Omar Abdallah, Rose Law Group attorney The USDA has been working to develop hemp regulations to meet congressional intent of the 2018 Farm Bill that legalized the crop last December. A draft of this long-anticipated regulatory framework, called the Interim Final Rule, was finally released on Tuesday. These rules are expected to be published in the Federal Register later …
By Aimee Green | The Oregonian/OregonLive A Kentucky-based company that produces CBD has filed a $44 million lawsuit against an Oregon company it claims sold it nearly worthless hemp seeds that ruined a massive 2019 crop. The crop was destined to help fulfill the country’s booming demand for CBD, a plant extract soaring in popularity as a treatment for health problems …
By Adam Trenk, partner and Director of Rose Law Group Cannabis and Hemp Departments, and Omar Abdallah, attorney, who handles hemp-related issues. While the State Department of Agriculture is working on protocols for testing hemp crops to determine whether their THC content is below the legal threshold of 0.3%, Arizona is also busy working on plans to test medical marijuana …
By Omar Abdallah, Rose Law Group How much does it cost to get a hemp license from the Arizona Department of Agriculture? Licensing fees vary and can be found in the Arizona Hemp Program Rules. Grower license fees are $1,500 per license with additional inspection fees depending on the number of acres used. A Nursery license is $1,000 per license. A …
By Omar Abdallah, Rose Law Group With the passing of the Farm Bill, the hemp industry is expected to grow substantially. What are the emerging business opportunities that will develop alongside hemp farming? The passing of the 2018 Farm Bill brings with it a whole new industry. Opportunities exist not only for farmers wanting to grow hemp, but also for all …
By Omar Abdallah, Rose Law Group Do CBD business have to follow the Arizona hemp rules? No, the Arizona Hemp Program oversight only extends from the growth and cultivation of industrial hemp to the point of processing, so CBD products may be manufactured and sold in Arizona without regulation from the Department of Agriculture. CBD products may still be subject …
By Omar Abdallah, Rose Law Group When is the deadline to submit an application to deal with hemp in Arizona? There is no deadline to submit an application to grow, harvest, transport, or process hemp in Arizona. Applications for licensing must be submitted to the Department of Agriculture and are accepted on a rolling basis. Licenses issued in 2019 are …
By Omar Abdallah, Rose Law Group What do the Arizona hemp rules say about what kind of land you need to grow hemp? Not much, really. Growers of hemp in Arizona are bound by the Arizona Hemp Program Rules and a licensing agreement they must enter with the Department of Agriculture. The rules and license agreement state that a grower …
By Omar Abdallah, Rose Law Group I want to get involved with hemp in Arizona but not as a grower, what else can I do? Opportunities in the Arizona hemp industry will be plentiful, ranging from hemp farming to the manufacturing of finished goods, and everything in between. The typical production timeline for hemp begins at planting and ends somewhere …
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