The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Minnesota’s revised hemp production plan marking the first year the state is not operating under the 2014 pilot program rules. The new hemp regime follows some federal guideline changes, including opening up the testing window from 15 to 30 days and allowing remediation of hemp plants that exceed 0.3% total THC but below 1%.
Under the state plan, growers cannot be assessed more than one negligent violation in a year, while the previous plan allowed an unlimited number of assessed violations. The penalty for violations is unchanged, the state Agriculture Department said in a press release, noting that hose with three negligent violations in five years will be ineligible for a license for five years.
Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) Assistant Commissioner Whitney Place called the approval “a major step forward.”
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