North East Hemp Association

To those seeking to join NYS Cannabis. Please watch this to learn all you can about the emerging industry

Lippes Mathias NYS Adult Cannabis Series Part VI: A look ahead and a year in review An in-depth look at the NYS adult-use cannabis regulations throughout the year and a discussion of what's ahead.

NY H**p Licensees can now apply for a Provisional NY Rec Ma*****na License. Get at it!!!

New York Business Express New York’s online business portal, Business Express helps guide you through your business and professional requirements.

If passed, NY Ma*****na sales will help bolster the fledgling H**p Fiber industry!

NY State Senate Bill S8496 Relates to industrial h**p development by including representatives from the New York state h**p workgroup and representatives from industries that currently use or may use industrial h**p in their products.

CBD is very popular, what about Fiber and Grain?

H**p industry pivots toward grain and fiber The industry is focusing on h**p as a source of grain and fiber, a less profitable but possibly steadier market than cannabinoid oil.

If history is bound to be repeated, why not this?

H**p Can Strengthen Concrete!!!

Stronger Than Steel? - H**p Rebar Could Start an Eco-Friendly Movement in Building Materials Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic and other reputable institutions point out that h**p could be a perfect replacement for steel. These scientists claim...

Applications Being Accepted for the Department’s 2022 H**p Program





H**p growers can now apply to the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets’ new H**p Program. The Department’s updated H**p Program plan, which was recently approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), allows the Department to continue to administer a h**p grower licensing program. All currently licensed growers participating in New York State’s program need to reapply under this new program to grow h**p this year. Find the applications and additional information. https://agriculture.ny.gov/plant-industry/h**p-grower-licensing

The new plan can be found on USDA's website,https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/NYH**pProgramPlan.pdf and includes new guidelines for growers, including sampling and testing requirements. In addition, all growers will need to complete the FBI Identity History Summary Check. The FBI Identity History Summary Check must be submitted with the application for a grower license and must have been performed no more than 60 days prior to submitting the grower license application.

Following the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, all states interested in administering a state h**p program were required to submit a h**p program plan to the USDA.

H**p Grower Licensing Those seeking to grow and cultivate h**p must apply to be in the H**p Licensing Program.

Call your rep to support this and more reasonable measures taken than the latest NYS rules & regs that were put out!

Smokable H**p Bill Introduced in New York New York legislators have introduced a bill that would legalize smokable h**p flower, something that was conspicuously left out of the state’s recent suite of h**p regulations.

Yet they've banned the sale of H**p - Flower, Edibles, Flavored, Cosmetics, & Patches, etc......after touting H**p as a saving crop to farmers of all sizes here in the state of NY. Hey Schumer...can you help us so the small fry doesn't get bulldozed? We'd love to talk to you! https://mjbizdaily.com/senate-majority-leader-chuck-schumer-ma*****na-reform-push-embraced-but-faces-stiff-challenges/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=MJD_20200211_News_Daily **pindustry **pfarm

Senate Majority Leader Schumer's ma*****na reform push embraced, but stiff challenges await Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s commitment to federal ma*****na reform thrilled many, but high hurdles persist for comprehensive legislation.

GO FOR IT!!!! If you are against the new NY regulations (and just...REALLY? What were they thinking with some of these?). Check this out! http://www.wcny.org/h**p-farmers-prepare-for-lawsuit-against-cuomo-administration/?fbclid=IwAR2bxkDt_UxE1nt8vzILjFg3ZgEhdGDVM9yfUceSQyPJ-Todl_ROZBWDdNk

H**p farmers prepare for lawsuit against Cuomo administration |WCNY H**p farmers are laying the groundwork for a lawsuit against New York in response to proposed state regulations that would prohibit the sale of h**p flower. More than $3,500 has been raised for a legal fund that would be used to pursue an injunction allowing the sale of h**p flower, according to the...

White House announces regulator freeze pending review. This may delay the USDA H**P Final Rule taking effect.

Regulatory Freeze Pending Review | The White House The President has asked me to communicate to each of you his plan for managing the Federal regulatory process at the outset of his Administration.