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2018 Farm Bill Act

On December 20th, 2018, President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law. The United States Agricultural Act (better known as the u201cFarm Billu201d) is a piece of legislation that is passed approximately every five years, and essentially outlines U.S. policies for food and agriculture. In recent years, the Farm Bill has been particularly significant because of its stance on industrial hemp, cannabis, and CBD.

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2018 Farm Bill Act

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  1. 2018 Farm Bill Act On December 20th, 2018, President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law. The United States Agricultural Act (better known as the “Farm Bill”) is a piece of legislation that is passed approximately every five years, and essentially outlines U.S. policies for food and agriculture. In recent years, the Farm Bill has been particularly significant because of its stance on industrial hemp, cannabis, and CBD. The 2014 Farm Bill was the first piece of American legislation that defined industrial hemp as different than marijuana, and authorized Universities and state Departments of Agriculture to research and cultivate industrial hemp (i.e. the parts of the cannabis sativa plant that have a concentration of THC no higher than 0.3%). Though the 2014 Farm Bill allowed for the cultivation of industrial hemp under extremely narrow parameters, it nonetheless opened the door for hemp use and helped destigmatized public understanding of hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill expanded upon the progress made in the 2014 Bill even more. Perhaps the most

  2. significant change is that it legalized industrial hemp and its derived products on a federal level. Now, hemp is not limited to being grown for strictly research purposes. That is, hemp can be imported, grown domestically, and transferred across state lines for commercial and other uses. There are also no restrictions on the cultivation, uses, or sale of hemp-derived products including paper, fibers, and CBD/CBD oil. Hemp and its related products are now regulated by the Department of Agriculture and are no longer considered schedule 1 substances by the Drug Enforcement Agency. It is important to remember that hemp production is still highly regulated by the Department of Agriculture and must contain less than a 0.3% concentration of THC. Content source

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