The deadline to submit comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on proposed regulations for hemp was Wednesdayâand advocates, stakeholders and lawmakers had a lot to say. In the three months since USDA published an interim final rule for hemp , which was federally legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill, more than 4,600 individuals and organizations took the opportunity to weigh in, with many recommending certain revisions before rules for the crop are finalized. On Wednesday alone, more than 1,000 comments were postedâa significant number considering that the public comment deadline was initially set for the end of last month until USDA extended it based on the volume of responses . Hereâs what lawmakers, stakeholders and advocates had to say about USDAâs proposed regulations: While many celebrated the departmentâs commitment to quickly developing rules for the crop, there have been widespread, bipartisan concerns about select provisions that the industry and its supporte...
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