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Newsletter – January 20, 2021

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Newsletter – January 20, 2021

Newsletter – January 20, 2021

USDA Publishes Final Rule for U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program

By Steven Hoffman

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on January 15 announced the Final Rule regulating the production of hemp in the United States. According to the USDA, the Final Rule for the U.S. Hemp Production Program incorporates modifications to regulations established under the Interim Final Rule (IFR) published in October 2019. USDA said the modifications are based on public comments following the publication of the IFR and lessons learned during the 2020 growing season. The Final Rule is available for viewing in the Federal Register and will be effective on March 22, 2021.

According to USDA, key provisions of the Final Rule include licensing requirements; record-keeping requirements for maintaining information about the land where hemp is produced; procedures for testing the THC concentration levels for hemp; procedures for disposing of non-compliant plants; compliance provisions; and procedures for handling violations.

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USDA

Hemp Experts Weigh-in: The Future is Fiber

By Heather Collins

Despite hemp fiber’s boundless opportunities, experts indicated during last week’s 3rd Annual Winter Hemp Summit, produced by We Are For Better Alternatives (WAFBA) and powered by NoCo Hemp Expo, that more work needs to be done in the field and on the manufacturing level in order for hemp fiber to succeed.

“We need to look at what matters to the farmer. If the farmer cannot make any money, it does not matter if our companies are turning a profit because, at the end of the day, they won’t be able to supply what’s needed to survive,” said Andrew Bish, CMO of Nebraska-based Bish Enterprises, a leading provider of farm and harvest machinery and a specialist in hemp crop production.

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Winter Hemp Summit

Hemp News Spotlight

HBO Real Time Host Bill Maher Slams CBD Company for Using His Name without Permission
By CelebStoner

Clint Eastwood Files Second Trademark Lawsuit Against CBD Maker for Using His Name without Permission
By Law 360

National Industrial Hemp Council Partners with Food Safety Net Services to Advance CBD Product Safety
By Food Safety Net Services

Cannabiziac Member-based Accelerator Announces Formation of Board of Directors
By Cannabiziac

Texas-based Taiga Introduces First Hard-sided Coolers Made from Hemp Bioplastic
By The Gear Institute

New York Startup Launches “Recoil” Hand-held Bottle and Can Coolers Made from Hemp Plastic
By Spectrum News

The Artsy Leaf Launches Canna-themed “Etsy” Style Online Marketplace
By The Artsy Leaf

California Entrepreneurs Introduce Nondairy UFO Organic Hemp Milk
By LA Unscripted

Charlotte’s Web Granted Two Hemp Genetics Patents
By The Daily Camera

Hemp Seed Genetics Can Solve the 1% THC Problem
By Natural Products Insider

Texas Agriculture Commissioner: “We’re Busy Building the Texas ‘Hempire'”
By Fox 44 News

Texas Smokable Hemp Hearing Postponed to March
By Hemp Grower

The Top 5 Smokable Hemp Flower Strains to Try in 2021
By LA Weekly

Prairie Sportsman Features Latino Outdoorsman and Hemp Advocate Ray Ruiz, Jr., in New TV Season
By Pioneer PBS

Let’s Talk Hemp Publisher, NoCo Hemp Expo Cofounder Morris Beegle Profiled in Muse by Clio
By Muse by Clio

As Hemp Industry Grows, So Does Understanding of Hemp Crop Diseases
By The American Phytopathological Society

French Energy Firm to Invest $23 Million in Hemp-fueled Natural Gas Plant
By HempToday

Japanese Museum Aims to Tell True Story of Hemp in Japan
By MSN.com

Political Pressure Grows in Costa Rica for Medical Marijuana and Hemp
By Q Costa Rica


EVENTS

Midwest iHemp Expo, January 22-23, 2021, Presented by iHemp Michigan

Asian Hemp Summit, Presented by HempToday, January 29-31, 2021, Park Village Resort, Kathmandu, Nepal

Minnesota Department of Agriculture 2021 Industrial Hemp Forum, Virtual, Feb. 10-11, 2021

The Jacobsen Hemp Conference, Virtual, Feb. 11, 2021, produced by Jacobsen Market Research

Preparing for FDA Inspections: Fireside Chat, February 12, 2021

Industrial Hemp Summit, Danville, VA, Feb. 22-23, 2021

NoCo Hemp Expo – NoCo7, March 25-27, 2021, National Western Complex, Denver, CO

Southern Atlantic Hemp & Arts Expo (SAHAE) and AsheJam, June 25-27, Asheville, NC, produced by Southern Atlantic Hemp Inc.

Add your event to Hemp Events, a free listing service for legitimate hemp industry events. Visit www.HempEvents.org.


TAKE ACTION

Help Urge Support for H.R. 8179, The Hemp and Hemp-derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2020, U.S. Hemp Roundtable Action Alert

Hemp Supporters, there’s never been a more urgent opportunity to support CBD on Capitol Hill. If passed, H.R. 8179 would ensure that hemp-derived CBD, and other non-intoxicating hemp ingredients, could be lawfully marketed as dietary supplements.

Comment on New York State’s Draft Hemp and CBD Regulations

The New York State Department of Health (DOH) is accepting public comments on draft hemp and CBD regulations covering manufacturing, licensing, labeling, testing and inspections for processing and selling hemp extracts of cannabinoids and terpenes, including CBD. The DOH will accept public comments on the new regulations from Nov. 10, 2020 to Jan. 11, 2021 – meaning they could take effect as soon as the first quarter of next year. To comment, email regsqna@health.ny.gov, call 518-473-7488 or visit here for more information.

Complete the NIHC and HIA National Hemp Checkoff Survey

Please take a look at the attached survey, providing education on programs to research hemp, educate about him and promote hemp products nationally and internationally. The potential for a “Hemp Check-off Program” relies on bringing together the industry if there’s enough interest in these programs. Please take 2 minutes and complete the following survey, letting us know if your organization is interested in exploring check-off programs to benefit the hemp economy.

Hemp Opportunity Report

NoCo Hemp Expo - Denver, Colorado

Silver Mountain Hemp Guitars

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Let’s Talk Hemp Podcast – Season 4 Coming Soon!

Let's talk Hemp Podcast - the superfood

Tune in January 21st for the Season 4 kickoff of the Let’s Talk Hemp Podcast. Volume Up with Morris Beegle is a bi-weekly show that will feature a rotating guest co-host along with multiple hemp industry leaders from North America and around the globe. From policy and legislation conversations to discussing all the amazing products that can be created from the hemp plant, Volume Up is an entertaining and engaging perspective on the current state of the hemp industry.

About Let’s Talk Hemp

Let’s Talk Hemp is a publication of Colorado Hemp Company (a division of We Are For Better Alternatives) focused specifically on the subject of industrial hemp and cannabis. We present features and curate news from across the globe to share the benefits of cannabis on health, energy, manufacturing and planet (H.E.M.P.). Colorado Hemp Company also is the Producer of NoCo Hemp Expo and Southern Hemp Expo, the nation’s leading hemp conferences and expositions.

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Editor: Steven Hoffman
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