DENVER, CO — The Colorado Department of Agricu
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Posted On: 01/05/2014 1:59:22 PM
DENVER, CO — The Colorado Department of Agriculture has adopted the state’s first industrial hemp cultivation rules and regulations that went into effect in late 2013.
Hemp production in the state was legalized when voters approved Amendment 64 in November 2012, which also legalized the recreational possession and sale of marijuana by adults.
Those wishing to farm the crop can begin registering with the department’s industrial hemp program on March 1. The annual registration fee for commercial production of industrial hemp will be $200, plus $1 an acre. The annual registration fee for research and development will be $100 plus $5 an acre.
Industrial hemp, marijuana’s non-intoxicating cousin, is already under limited cultivation in Colorado. It is a distinct variety of the plant species cannabis sativa that contains only trace (less than one percent) amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive compound in cannabis.
Farmers worldwide grow hemp commercially for fiber, seed, and oil for use in a variety of industrial and consumer products, including food and clothing. The United States is the only developed nation that fails to cultivate industrial hemp as an economic crop, according to the Congressional Resource Service.
Over thirty countries produce industrial hemp, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey and Ukraine.
The world’s leader in hemp production is China.
http://www.thedailychronic.net/2014/26938/col...gulations/
Hemp production in the state was legalized when voters approved Amendment 64 in November 2012, which also legalized the recreational possession and sale of marijuana by adults.
Those wishing to farm the crop can begin registering with the department’s industrial hemp program on March 1. The annual registration fee for commercial production of industrial hemp will be $200, plus $1 an acre. The annual registration fee for research and development will be $100 plus $5 an acre.
Industrial hemp, marijuana’s non-intoxicating cousin, is already under limited cultivation in Colorado. It is a distinct variety of the plant species cannabis sativa that contains only trace (less than one percent) amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive compound in cannabis.
Farmers worldwide grow hemp commercially for fiber, seed, and oil for use in a variety of industrial and consumer products, including food and clothing. The United States is the only developed nation that fails to cultivate industrial hemp as an economic crop, according to the Congressional Resource Service.
Over thirty countries produce industrial hemp, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey and Ukraine.
The world’s leader in hemp production is China.
http://www.thedailychronic.net/2014/26938/col...gulations/
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