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2021 OR Hemp Registration Applications Available!
ODA has just posted 2021 registration applications on the ODA hemp website. An ODA registration is required to grow or handle hemp in the...
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Dec 11, 20201 min read
ODA has pulled back the State Plan submitted to USDA
ODA has officially announced the withdrawal of the State Plan submitted to USDA on August 14. This means Oregon will continue to operate...
scottmichaelrubens
Dec 4, 20202 min read
SENATE SPENDING BILL URGES AMENDMENTS TO USDA IFR
Last week, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture passed out of Committee a proposed spending bill that includes key...
scottmichaelrubens
Nov 19, 20202 min read
Capital Press Interviews Courtney N. Moran, LL.M. on Congressional Extension of 2014 Farm Bill
Through the Continuing Resolution passed by Congress and signed into law on Oct 1., the extension of 2014 Farm Bill Hemp Pilot Program...
scottmichaelrubens
Oct 8, 20201 min read
Are You Prepared for 2020 Hemp Growing Season?
Are you prepared for the 2020 hemp growing season? Many rules, laws and policies have been put in place since the last hemp production...
scottmichaelrubens
Apr 28, 20202 min read
Happy Earth Day from EARTH Law
Happy EARTH Day from your friends at EARTH Law, LLC! Today we celebrate the 50th Annivserary of Earth Day! As Jack Herer, author of The...
scottmichaelrubens
Apr 22, 20202 min read
2014 vs. 2018 Farm Bill – A Comparison
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has created a very helpful infographic for understanding the new 2018 Farm Bill hemp...
scottmichaelrubens
Mar 11, 20202 min read
Disposal of Non-Compliant Hemp Plants
USDA Enforcement Discretion Update: DEA Provides Options for Labs, Disposal of Non-Compliant Hemp Plants WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2020 — The...
scottmichaelrubens
Feb 28, 20202 min read
Senators Wyden & Merkley Send Letter to USDA Secretary Purdue on Hemp IFR
On November 20, 2019 Oregon hemp advocates Senator Wyden and Senator Merkley submitted a letter to USDA Secretary Purdue outlining...
scottmichaelrubens
Nov 22, 20191 min read
Senator Wyden Acknowledges Courtney N. Moran, LL.M. for Hemp Legalization
Federal legalization of hemp has been a long, hard road. Courtney N. Moran, LL.M. has worked on hemp legalization and education since the...
scottmichaelrubens
Sep 2, 20191 min read
Courtney N. Moran joins Agriculture Task Force Panel
EARTH Law LLC’s founding principal Courtney N. Moran, LL.M. recently participated in the National Conference of State Legislatures...
scottmichaelrubens
Jun 26, 20191 min read
USPS New Mailability Policy on Cannabis & Hemp-Related Products
Effective June 6, 2019 USPS Publication 52 Revision: New Mailability Policy for Cannabis and Hemp-Related Products Mailing Hemp & CBD via...
scottmichaelrubens
Jun 15, 20192 min read
Senators McConnell & Wyden Advocate for Hemp Banking
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) recently sent letters regarding hemp banking to four...
scottmichaelrubens
Apr 22, 20192 min read
USPS Acceptance Guidelines – Sending CBD Products in the Mail
The United States Postal System has provided acceptance criteria for mailing CBD products in the mail. These guidelines come after the...
scottmichaelrubens
Mar 28, 20192 min read
USDA 2018 Farm Bill Public Hearing – Testimony On Hemp Legalization Implementation by Courtney
On February 26, the United States Department of Agriculture held a special Public Hearing on the implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill....
scottmichaelrubens
Feb 28, 20196 min read
The End of Hemp Prohibition!
The 45th President signed it into law the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 federal Farm Bill) marking the end of hemp...
scottmichaelrubens
Jan 2, 20192 min read
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