Michigan hemp farmers are operating under the U.S. Department of Agriculture now that the state has shut down its industrial hemp program.
According to Hemp Today, the change means farmers are subject to stricter pre-harvest THC testing protocols that require all tests to be conducted at Drug Enforcement Administration-approved laboratories once that program is up and running.
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Compliance requirements also are more stringent, with more detailed recordkeeping and reporting mandated.
But some of the changes will benefit hemp farmers, according to Hemp Today.
For example, licensing fees will be lower than the $1,350 that hemp farmers were paying to grow their crops.
“Now that more uses of industrial hemp products in the building and animal feed sectors are starting to emerge, this
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