Bill > S2667

This bill, the Hemp Farming Act of 2018, amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to provide for state and tribal regulation of hemp production. The key provisions include: 1. Defining "hemp" as the plant Cannabis sativa L. with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of not more than 0.3% on a dry weight basis. 2. Allowing states and Indian tribes to submit plans to the Secretary of Agriculture to have primary regulatory authority over hemp production in their jurisdictions, including requirements for maintaining land records, testing for THC levels, and disposing of non-compliant products. 3. Providing for negligent violation enforcement, where hemp producers would be subject to a corrective action plan rather than criminal or civil penalties, except for repeated violations. 4. Authorizing the Secretary to issue federal regulations and guidelines related to hemp production. 5. Amending various federal laws to include hemp, such as allowing hemp research under the Agricultural Act of 2014 and making hemp eligible for federal crop insurance. 6. Clarifying that hemp is not considered a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act. The overall aim of the bill is to remove hemp from the federal definition of marijuana and enable its legal production and commercialization as an agricultural commodity.

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