Yesterday’s Spencer Daily Reporter has the story:
DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig reflected on landmark agriculture provisions passed by the Iowa Legislature during the 2019 session. This includes additional funding for foreign animal disease response preparations, more support for beginning farmers, continued funding for water quality and the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program, and the passage of the Iowa Hemp Act, among others.
Hemp Regulation
The Iowa Hemp Act (SF599) would give the department regulatory authority over hemp production in Iowa. If signed into law, this bill would legalize the production, processing and marketing of hemp in Iowa; it would not legalize recreational use of marijuana or cannabis above 0.3% THC. Farmers cannot legally grow hemp in Iowa until the U.S. Department of Agriculture approves the state’s proposed regulatory plan, and farmers must have a license from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to grow it.
“The 2018 Farm Bill opened the door for commercial hemp production,” Naig said. “We’ve collaborated with other state agencies as well as law enforcement officials to prepare for the potential deregulation of hemp in Iowa. We advise growers to do their research to be sure there is a viable, profitable market for commercial hemp before they make the investment.”
Read the article dated April 28th 2019 here in the Spencer Daily Reporter
Please contact the governor’s office at 515-281-5211 and communicate your support for signing HF 732, the Iowa Medical Cannabidiol bill, and the Iowa Hemp Act this year.
Here are the most important changes in House File 732:
1. The 3% cap will be removed and replaced with a limit of 25 grams per 90 days.
2. Physician assistants and advanced registered nurse practitioners will be able to certify patients.
3. The approved condition “untreatable pain” will be changed to “severe or chronic pain”.
Phone: (515) 281-5211
Address:
Office of the Governor
State Capitol
1007 East Grand Ave.
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
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