As requested by our founding principal and leading hemp expert Courtney N. Moran, LL.M., the USDA granted a 30 day extension to the US Domestic Hemp Production Program Interim Final Rule Comment Period. The new due date is January 29, 2020! As it is currently written, the USDA Interim Final Rule gives cause for concern for farmers and hemp-related businesses, as they put them directly at risk for being engaged in criminal activity. The rules also create challenging time lines

On April 3, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened a public comment period to discuss agricultural hemp and CBD. The purpose of this public comment period is to: Obtain scientific data and information about the safety, manufacturing, product quality, marketing, labeling, and sale of products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds Docket N0 FDA-2019-N-1482 An Extended Deadline – July 16, 2019 The original ending date for this public comment period was