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Virginia governor signs bill to regulate CBD in food – Food Dive
Dive Brief: Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed a bill defining hemp extract, including CBD, as food. It gives state officials power to regulate the industry. The legislation, Senate Bill 918, is intended to help the hemp industry in Virginia by regulating production requirements and facility conditions. The bill enables the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to …
Virginia Gov. Signs Bill to Regulate CBD Products as Food – NBC4 Washington
Gov. Ralph Northam recently signed a bill that would define hemp extract, such as CBD, as food and usher in state regulations on these products. Senate Bill 918, patroned by Sen. David Marsden, D-Fairfax, will help guide the budding industrial hemp industry in Virginia by regulating facility conditions and requirements for the production of hemp-derived …
Hemp Bill Hits South Dakota Governor’s Desk – HempGazette
Image: Governor Kristi Noem via Facebook Legislation that would legalize and regulate hemp in South Dakota has again made it to the Governor’s desk. Perhaps it will have better luck this time around. It was just over a year ago that another bill that would have allowed industrial hemp to be grown and processed in …
Governor: Room in budget for pay increases, hemp – Brookings Register
PIERRE (AP) – Gov. Kristi Noem announced Monday that the state will have sufficient room in her proposed budget to raise pay for teachers and state employees, as well as to launch an industrial hemp program. The Republican governor said increases in tax revenue and cuts to other programs will provide enough money to give …
Lawmakers, governor grapple with hemp funding – Leadercourier-times.com
After getting off to a fast start in the Legislature, the bill legalizing industrial hemp is in the Senate, but not yet being pushed for debate. A meeting coming up on Monday, March 2, may give it a boost as legislative leaders and the governor’s office try to work out the funding for the new …
South Dakota governor and lawmakers disagree on costs of legalizing hemp – The Boston Globe
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota lawmakers and Governor Kristi Noem floated vastly different cost estimates for legalizing industrial hemp on Tuesday, presenting a final hang-up to the resolution of their year-long dispute. The governor’s office argued that the legalization of industrial hemp would fundamentally change how the state enforces its marijuana laws and required an …
Governor still working on legislation for industrial hemp in South Dakota – KELOLAND.com
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — State lawmakers were using an old draft Thursday during a committee hearing about legalizing industrial hemp in South Dakota, according to one of the governor’s top aides. Communications director Maggie Seidel said Governor Kristi Noem and her staff are continuing to update the administration’s version of HB 1008. Legislators on a …
Governor Kristi Noem Drops Opposition to Industrial Hemp | Radio 570 WNAX – WNAX
As recently as last month, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem continued to say she would veto any bill legalizing hemp production that hit her desk. That changed this week as the governor issued a video that proposes a path forward for legalizing industrial hemp. Noem says things have changed.. Noem says she won’t veto a …
Governor Cuomo Signs Hemp Bill, With Strings Attached – JD Supra
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Gov. Noem says she could support legalizing hemp if ‘done right’ – KELO AM-FM
However, she says there’s no money this year to do that Tuesday, December 10, 2019 11:21 a.m. CST Hemp. Photo from KWAT. WATERTOWN, S.D. (KELO.com) — The 2020 South Dakota legislative session is just over a month away. One issue that got a lot of attention last session will be front and center again in …