Colorado’s CHAMP Hemp Initiative

December 12, 2019

States Take the Lead: Colorado’s CHAMP Hemp Initiative Welcomes Public Comments in Responding to USDA’s Interim Final Rule on Hemp

As state and industry leaders sift through USDA’s Interim Final Rule set to govern U.S. hemp production in order to craft a response in advance of the December 30 comment deadline, a number of common concerns are emerging, not the least of which is the rule’s increased potential to place farmers at risk.

The Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Hemp Advancement & Management Plan (CHAMP) initiative welcomed on December 10 more than 100 hemp industry members, advocates, farmers, researchers, academics and others to the agency’s office in Broomfield, CO, for a public meeting to hear comments on the USDA Interim Final Rule (IFR) to establish a national hemp production program and how it affects the state’s own plan for hemp.

The goal of the hearing was to gather comments from the public and coordinate a unified response from the state of Colorado to the USDA in advance of USDA’s December 30 comment period deadline regarding the Interim Final Rule governing U.S. hemp production. In addition, state leaders gathered information at the hearing to help align Colorado’s comprehensive hemp plan with IFR requirements.

Brian Koontz, Manager of the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Industrial Hemp Program (right), shares the state’s concerns over USDA’s Interim Final Rule for U.S. hemp production at a public hearing in Broomfield, CO, on December 10.

News Briefs

U.S. Hemp Sales Could Exceed $100 Million by 2022
by Hemp Industry Daily

Dollar General Begins Selling CBD Products, Citing Consumer Demand
by Fox 32 Chicago

Colorado Lab Plans to Send Hemp into Space
by Westword

The Three Most Anti-Cannabis Presidential Candidates
by The Motley Fool

Headline News

Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Establishing Regulatory Framework for Producing and Selling Hemp in New York State
by the Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

17 Black-owned Cannabis Businesses You Should Know
by Official Black Wall Street

Notice of Foreclosure Filed Against GenCanna Property
by WPSD News

Initial Studies Show Pharma-Grade Epidiolex May Help Control Hard-to-Treat Seizures
by Medical Press

Hemp Ban in Sacramento Could Extend to One Full Year
by Capital Public Radio

GOP Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) Shares Photo Of Dad Harvesting Hemp Decades Ago
by Marijuana Moment

Editorial: USDA Should Rework Its Hemp Testing Rules
by Capital Press

Investing

Forget the FDA! You Can Still Invest in CBD and Make Money
by The Motley Fool

A Ray of Financial Hope for Hemp
by Investing Daily

Florida Investors Encouraged to Consider Hemp
by CBS 12 News

New Mexico Makes Third Hemp Industry Investment This Year
by Ganjapreneur

Connecticut’s Lone Latino-owned CBD Producer Receives $150K Accelerator Investment
by Hartford Business Journal

Company Says New Trading Tool Allows Traders To Trade Cannabis, Hemp Stocks With Leverage
by Market Watch

CBD and Supplements

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola: FDA Overstates Risks of CBD, Ignores Health Benefits
by Mercola.com

Household Products Leader Church & Dwight Enters CBD Space with Vitafusion
by Nutra Ingredients-USA

Why CBG Flowers Could Be the Trendiest Bud of 2020
by CBD Testers

FDA Claims CBD Is Evil, While WHO and NIDA Said It’s All Good
by Forbes

PGA Golf Pro Scott McCarron Credits CBD for Tour Victories
by Benzinga

Six Variables to Assess When Building a CBD Brand
by Entrepreneur

Food and Beverage

Retail and Distribution

Kroger to Divest of Lucky’s Market, a Leading Retailer of Hemp-derived CBD Supplements
by Supermarket News

Iowa CBD Retailer Arrested for Selling Gummies
by The Des Moines Register

U.S. Hemp Brokerage Launched to Link Growers, Manufacturers and Retailers with Raw Materials, Finished Products
by U.S. Hemp Brokerage

Hemp Fashion and Fiber

Hemp Toilet Paper Could Change the World
by PSNet

Texas Company Plans Hemp Fiber Processing Plant in State’s Cotton Country
by AgFax

North Carolina Hemp and Textile Companies Launch “Hemp Squeeze” CBD Arm and Knee Sleeves
by Spectrum News

Building and Construction

A Home Made from Hemp that Will Blow Your Mind
by The Guardian

A Hemp Fiber-side Chat with Steve Allin – Podcast
by Lancaster Farming

Hempcrete — the Eco-friendly Material Breathing New Life into Australian Homes
by The Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Farming and Agriculture

International News

Thailand Sets Allowable THC Level in Hemp to 1%
by HempToday

German Court Halts Sale of CBD as Food Without “Novel” Authorization
by Hemp Industry Daily

Court Ruling Allows for Cultivation of Hemp for First Time in Brazil
by Marijuana Business Daily

European CBD Perceptions Vary by Region
by New Frontier Data

Keith Jones Tapped to Head Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance
by HempToday

Upcoming Events

CBD Health Revolution Free Online Webinar, featuring Morris Beegle and Cait Curley, Jan. 13-19, 2020
by CBD Health Revolution

Winter Hemp Summit, Jan. 16, 2020, Boulder, CO
by Colorado Hemp Company

Texas Hemp Convention, Jan. 28-30, 2020, Dallas, TX
by Texas Hemp Convention

International Cannabis Business Conference, Feb. 6-7, 2020, San Francisco, CA
by ICBC

World Ag Expo Hemp Innovation Challenge, Feb. 11-13, 2020, Tulare, CA
by World Ag Expo

Natural Products Expo West, March 3-7, 2020, Anaheim, CA
by New Hope Network

NoCo Hemp Expo Expands 2020 Show at National Western Complex in Denver, March 26-28, 2020
by NoCo Hemp Exp

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