Governor Whitmer Executive Order
On February 11, 2022, Governor Whitmer signed Executive Reorganization Order 2022-1, assigning the regulation of processing, distributing, and selling hemp to the soon-to-be-renamed Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA). On April 13, 2022, the ERO will go into effect and...
CBD Product Safety and Standardization Act of 2021
When Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill, it explicitly legalized the sale of hemp and its derivatives such as CBD. Farmers across the nation relied on this government action, and invested considerable time and resources to plant, grow, and market commercial hemp...
USDA Releases Data on Hemp Production
$824 Million is value of 2021 Hemp Production per USDA. Hemp grown for CBD is still outpacing fiber and grain – for now. The infrastructure needs built for processing and fair regulation is needed to allow grain for animal feed. In future years the fiber and grain production will dwarf CBD and other cannabinoids.
HB-5058 Passes
A bill to amend 2000 PA 92, entitled “Food Law” was passed this week. The big takeaway for Hemp is this language: A food or dietary supplement is not adulterated solely because the food or dietary supplement contains or has added to it any quantity of...