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US (WI): Hemp industry presents state farmers with new opportunities, yet calls for cautionary approach amongst growers

In Wisconsin, DATCP oversees and regulates the hemp industry. The director of the Plant Industry Bureau of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Brian Kuhn said that, according to federal law, states can create their own hemp programs as long as state legislature passes laws to allow for it.

“The state legislature gave us the authorizing legislation to create the program here in the state,” Kuhn said. “We licence those growers in the state and processors, and then regulate them.”

With regards to hemp production, both Kuhn and Ellison emphasized the importance of monitoring the plant throughout the season.

Ellison said if the hemp plants state farmers grow end up having greater than 0.3% THC at the end of the season — which by definition would categorize them as marijuana — the whole crop has to be destroyed.

“We are really certainly encouraging growers to do their own monitoring throughout the season so that they are tracking that [THC percentage],” Kuhn said.

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