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The Washington State Bar Association Cannabis Law Section is hosting a webinar on the state of hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) in Washington and across the U.S. The panelists will discuss legal considerations for advising businesses cultivating hemp, processing raw hemp into finished products and distributing hemp-derived CBD. They will also provide insights on the 2014 and…

Today’s passage of Senate Bill 5276 marks an important milestone in hemp legislation for the state of Washington. The bill still requires additional signatures before taking effect, however, most view the remaining process as administrative rather than substantive at this point.

Below are a few highlights regarding the points of interest that seem to come…

There’s a lot of exciting news coming out of the cannabis industry today! First, the Washington State Legislature unanimously passed Senate Bill 5276, authorizing hemp production in conformance with the agriculture improvement act of 2018 (more on that coming soon). Then the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the Plant Variety Protection Office…

The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill signaled a bright future for the U.S. hemp industry, authorizing individual states and the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to formulate regulatory plans permitting commercial hemp production. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, recently testified that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) is working to finalize regulations in time for…

As any farmer knows, planting season waits for no one. Washington state lawmakers are showing they understand this as well.

While other states have moved more aggressively to encourage commercial hemp, Washington’s total hemp crop in 2018 was less than 150 acres, all grown by the Confederated Colville tribes northwest of Spokane. Lawmakers in Olympia…