Hemp

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Monday that will allow state-licensed hemp growers to apply for provisional licenses to begin cultivating recreational marijuana.

Hemp processing licenses are once again moving forward with New York state certification, after some were delayed for months following the overhaul of the state’s cannabis law, earlier this year.

Farmers in New York that hope to grow recreational marijuana might be out of luck this planting season. The state might not authorize the planting of that…

Lobbyists for the hemp industry in New York say new rules released by state regulators for how to bring CBD products to market favor big corporations over…

New York State will continue its hemp growing season through 2021, after the federal government decided to delay new regulations that the state found…

Agriculture officials in New York say federal rules for producing hemp are “unrealistic.” The state also said they won’t try to regulate the crop. Hemp…

The Seneca Nation has been vigorously working on a Hemp Production Plan to enter this new industry. It comes as the next step in an overall effort to…

There are new guidelines from the federal government that could help hemp farmers in New York state expand their operations.The news comes from Senator…

A $150 million hemp industrial park is open in Broome County. Ontario-based Canopy Growth will operate the park in Kirkwood. The hope is the business will…

A bill currently before Gov. Andrew Cuomo would regulate the sale of CBD products in New York State and set up new rules for the state’s growing hemp…