Dicamba’s status clarified for the season
The window for using the dicamba-based herbicides XtendiMax, FeXapan, and Engenia, is still open, but just barely. On June 8, 2020 the EPA issued a Final Cancellation Order addressing the U.S. [...]
This Coronavirus Pandemic may spark a run on “Force Majeure”
It is virtually guaranteed that the Coronavirus pandemic will trigger one of the most overlooked and rarely used provisions in contracts – the “Force Majeure” clause. What in the world is “Force [...]
Hemp Producers’ Handy Guide to Legal Production Practices (and a Primer on Negligent Violations)
The 2018 Farm Bill provides Producers a lawful pathway to grow cannabis – specifically, hemp-type cannabis – under Federal and State law. It also established boundaries separating legal [...]
Getting Hemp Ready for the 2020 Growing Season – A summary of the USDA Interim Rule for Hemp Production
The Hemp production program of the 2018 Farm Bill is getting a nationwide roll-out under the USDA’s newly issued Interim Final Rule for domestic hemp production. The Rule provides two “Plans” [...]
Six Takeaways from the UC-Davis Hemp Breeding & Seed Production Course
There is a lot more to learn about Hemp. While hemp is a very old crop (as in thousands of years old) it is still quite a mystery. Little is known about hemp breeding and production due to its [...]
New I.P. protection for asexually reproduced plants.
Asexually reproduced plants (think about strawberries, garlic, ginger, etc.) gained a new method of federal intellectual property protection with the 2018 Farm Bill. The Plant Variety Protection [...]
Cannabis, Hemp, Marijuana – it’s all the same thing. Except when it’s not.
Cannabis has quickly moved from taboo to a massive mainstream phenomenon as States pass laws moving it from an illegal drug, to a medicine, and in some places, to an adult recreational activity. [...]
