Industrial Hemp Remains Illegal to Cultivate In Maryland Until Final Regulations and Research Programs Finalized

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dc.contributor.authorGoeringer, Paul
dc.contributor.authorCook, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorNuckolls, Kelly
dc.contributor.authorRistvey, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorMorris, Dale
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-27T00:52:00Z
dc.date.available2018-06-27T00:52:00Z
dc.date.issued2018-06-25
dc.description.abstractIn 2016, the Maryland General Assembly first passed legislation allowing for the development of an Industrial Hemp Pilot Program in the state. That program was recently updated this year by House Bill (HB) 698 to allow farmers contracting with the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) or Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) in Maryland to grow industrial hemp for research purposes. Production of hemp under the program must further either agricultural or academic research. While HB 698 becomes effective on July 1, MDA is currently developing regulations and applications required under this new law and IHE have not had sufficient time to develop research programs for industrial hemp production, which conform to the regulations. Until then, any grower attempting to produce industrial hemp in Maryland is still producing it illegally and faces potential criminal penalties.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland Extension, Agriculture Law Education Initiative, and Maryland Department of Agricultureen_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M20G3H216
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/20681
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtCollege of Agriculture & Natural Resources
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDepartment of Agricultural & Resource Economics
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md)
dc.subjectindustrial hempen_US
dc.subjecthempen_US
dc.subjectMaryland Hemp Pilot Programen_US
dc.titleIndustrial Hemp Remains Illegal to Cultivate In Maryland Until Final Regulations and Research Programs Finalizeden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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