A USDA 60-day comment period for hemp is getting released today. Use the Overton Window and push for 1% total THC, or even better “CBD:THC ratio >1” like the UN. Test the whole plant not just top 2 inches. Test within 60 days planting not 15 of harvesting. Be only concerned with psychoactive compounds, like Delta9. Define by end-use. No regulations on fiber. No test if needed if less than 2 acres. Remediation allowed. No mandatory certified seed, but provide a path to certifying new varieties. No exorbitant fees. Allow “felon rehabilitation” programs. Encourage exports. Crop and water programs. Marketing programs. Agronomists. Grant and research dollars. FDA Grandfather. Allow smokable. Etc.
Help slam that Overton Window hard to the left. If they get enough comments, they’ll have to listen. Years ago we changed the course of the USDA organic program, with 100,000 comments. We can do that here too.