Ohio House Passes Senate Bill 57 to Decriminalize Hemp and License Hemp Cultivation

Now that the Ohio House passed Senate Bill 57 to decriminalize hemp and license cultivation, what’s next for Ohio?

 

1. Governor Mike DeWine must sign the bill

2. The Ohio Department of Agriculture must create rules and a regulatory program

3.Ohio’s Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (a legislative committee) must approve ODA’s rules and program

4.USDA must approve the state program

5. The Ohio Department of Agriculture must start accepting license applications

6. Producers must apply for licenses

7. The Ohio Department of Agriculture must approve applications from producers

7. Producers must find seed (and buyers of the final product)

By: Evin Bachelor, Law Fellow, The Ohio State University Agricultural and Resource Law Program.

To learn about the basics of hemp production, check out this facsheet from the University of Kentucky An Introduction to Industrial Hemp and Hemp Agronomy

 

 

 

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