Is it legal to grow hemp in New Hampshire?
Is it legal to grow hemp in New Hampshire?
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Cleverclogs
Since June 2019, New hemp farmers have been able to apply for a license to grow hemp in New Hampshire. Any commercial traders, processors, and growers need to register with the USDA first. It is not legal to grow hemp for anything other than industrial purposes, and growing hemp in New Hampshire for recreational and medical purposes is still not legal.
wordsmith
Hemp can be legally cultivated in New Hampshire. Farmers, processors, as well as commercial sellers of hemp, are required to have a license issued by the United States Department of Agriculture. USDA also established a rule about regulating farmers from the production of hemp in areas that are not covered by an approved plan. The criminal history report is also included in the process of application.
Seymour Simone
Yes, but farmers in NH have a lot of regulation hoops to jump through.
Abe
Can I join sweet talks on famous, delicious New Hampshire hemp? Yes, it’s been legalized since July 30, 2019, after Governor Chris Sununu put his signature on the bill to turn it into law. How many of you fellas hit the product, stealthy and joyfully before July 30, 2019? Lots of laughs! I am not in a position to approve breaking the law, but, anyway, those days passed, you can now go for it at large! But you see? People have always been pioneers, walking ahead of lawmakers! To permit the growth and cultivation of hemp and its byproducts, The State House Bill 459 was passed, meaning that there are even more agricultural and affiliated industries opportunities for New Hampshire farmers and processors.
CrayM
Kind of, while it is legal to grow in the state, you must seek approval directly from the USDA rather than the state’s appropriated office. NH is one of the few states to do this as most states nowadays have an office to direct these issues and a website to easily apply for a license.
amanda.tolar
Yes! The Hemp Farming Act of 2018 (commonly referred to as the Farm Bill) was passed, and the provisions therein went into effect at the end of 2018. This Act removed hemp from the Schedule 1 list of controlled substances and reinstated its presence as a regular agriculture commodity, along with products made from it. To the best of my knowledge, the specific procedures for gaining permissions to grow, though, vary based on and are dependent upon, each individual state. But, at the federal level, it is permitted within each state.
Melody
Sorta. Hemp is defined as an allowable agricultural product in New Hampshire. Processors, growers, and commercial sellers of hemp have to be registered with the USDA. But CBD industrial hemp-derived products can be legally use and possessed by the general public in the New Hampshire. So, NH is pretty much in line with the rest of the country and federal laws.
wavess
Yes, hemp is legal to grow in New Hampshire. House Bill 459 allowed for the growth of hemp in New Hampshire, and the governor signed the bill into law in July of 2019. The bill also established a study committee to examine current federal guidelines on growing hemp.