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Kelley Green Law
Happy Hemp-days! EPA Grants First Ever Approvals for Pesticides Used on Hemp for Consumable CBD Products
Just in time for the holidays - and the growing season - the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted new registrations for pesticides to be used on hemp crops,…
Uproot Blog
USDA Interim Final Rule: Thoughts on Sampling
By Kyle Sosebee
The USDA Interim Final Rule for the production of hemp was published on 10/31/2019. There is much to say about this Rule and this blog will try to highlight issues…
Cannabis Law Update
USDA Extends Comment Period on Hemp Interim Final Rule
By Kelley Drye
As we previously reported, on October 31, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) released its highly anticipated interim final rule governing hemp regulations. The interim final rule outlines provisions…
China Law Blog
Chinese Hemp Researchers Visit Oregon: That’s Good and Bad for International Hemp Businesses
If you by any chance follow the Oregon Department of Agriculture (“ODA”) on Twitter and you are interested in international business (especially the trade war with China), you will have…
Tobacco Law Blog
Inter-agency Guidance Issued on Providing Banking Services to Hemp Producers
By Troutman Pepper Locke Tobacco Practice
In a joint statement, four federal agencies in consultation with state bank regulators clarified that, as a result of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill), banks are…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
Inter-agency Statement Issued on Banking Services to Hemp Producers
By Dascher Pasco, Agustin Rodriguez
In a joint statement, four federal agencies in consultation with state bank regulators clarified that as a result of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“2018 Farm Bill”), banks no…
MoFo ReEnforcement: The Enforcement Blog
Federal Regulators Issue Joint Guidance on Banking Hemp-Related Businesses
By Marc-Alain Galeazzi, Mark Sobin
According to new guidance released on December 3, 2019, banks are not required to file suspicious activity reports on customers solely because they are engaged in the legal growth or…
Money Laundering Watch
Banking Regulators Ease SAR Reporting Requirements Applied to Hemp-Related Businesses
By Terence M. Grugan, Beth Moskow-Schnoll
[caption id="attachment_5482" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Hudson Valley, New York: Rows of hemp plants in a cultivated field.[/caption] On December 3, 2019, four federal agencies – the Board of Governors of the…
Bank Law Monitor
Hemp-Banking Guidance Leaves a Lot of Questions
By Kalin Bornemann, Danielle Hunt, Steve Miller
The financial services industry has been waiting with bated breath for guidance from its regulators on banking hemp and hemp-derivatives like CBD. On Tuesday, December 3, federal regulators issued a…
Financial Services Perspectives
Is the Bank Open? Federal Agencies Clarify Regulatory Requirements for Banking Hemp
By J. Hunter Robinson, James W. Wright Jr., Whitt Steineker
On December 3, several federal agencies issued guidance (Guidance) that, by its terms, “provide[s] clarity” regarding “the regulatory requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) for banks providing services to…