Growing, Selling Hemp Now Legal In Idaho
Governor Brad Little signed H.B. 126, the Hemp Research and Development Act, on April 16, 2021. The new law tasks the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) with promulgating hemp rules and developing a state plan by Sept. 1, 2021.
ISDA is required to develop rules in time “to allow for the production, processing, transportation, and research of industrial hemp in Idaho under the state plan beginning with the spring 2022 growing season of industrial hemp.” Under the law, ISDA will conduct rulemaking in 2021. If USDA approves Idaho’s plan, hemp production would begin in 2022.
Related: Executive Order Allows Interstate Hemp Transportation In Idaho
ISDA will begin the process of negotiated rulemaking for hemp. Meetings will be open to the public. For rulemaking schedule updates, visit https://agri.idaho.gov/main/hemp/
