{"id":2444918,"date":"2019-06-03T13:52:18","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T19:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=307387"},"modified":"2019-06-03T13:52:18","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T19:52:18","slug":"colorado-wants-to-lead-the-way-in-promoting-hemp-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/colorado-wants-to-lead-the-way-in-promoting-hemp-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado wants to lead the way in promoting hemp industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"847\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/06\/hemp-farm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/06\/hemp-farm.jpg 847w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/06\/hemp-farm-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/06\/hemp-farm-768x481.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\"><figcaption><strong>Shami Coleman, co-owner of Colorado Cultivars Hemp Farm brings in a load of hemp that was harvested on September 5, 2017 in Eaton.<\/strong><br \/><em>RJ Sangosti\/The Denver Post)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Colorado has been at the forefront of the budding hemp industry. Now that hemp is legal, Colorado wants to remain a leader, said Kate Greenberg, state agriculture commissioner.<\/p>\n<p>The Colorado Department of Agriculture last week kicked off a statewide initiative to chart how to manage and promote hemp cultivation and production amid questions about federal regulations. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.gov\/pacific\/agplants\/champ-initiative\">Colorado Hemp Advancement and Management Plan,<\/a>&nbsp;or CHAMP, will draw on the expertise of state agencies and private companies, according to the department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cColorado\u2019s ahead of the curve because we\u2019ve had a program in place for five years, but there are still a lot of questions around a regulatory framework,\u201d Greenberg said last week.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2019\/03\/29\/noco-hemp-expo-booming-industry\/\">federal farm bill approved in late 2018<\/a>&nbsp;legalized the production of hemp, removing it from the list of controlled substances. However, the law maintains the Food and Drug Administration\u2019s authority to regulate products containing hemp.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2019\/04\/03\/2019-06436\/scientific-data-and-information-about-products-containing-cannabis-or-cannabis-derived-compounds\">FDA scheduled a public hearing<\/a>&nbsp;Friday to gather information and comments about hemp and how it should be regulated.<\/p>\n<p>The federal farm bill approved in 2014 opened the door to the legal growth of hemp, allowing cultivation for research purposes and allowing states to permit \u201cpilot programs.\u201d Colorado established a pilot program and became one of the country\u2019s leading producers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2019\/05\/31\/colorado-agriculture-department-hemp-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the full story on denverpost.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/colorado-wants-to-lead-the-way-in-promoting-hemp-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shami Coleman, co-owner of Colorado Cultivars Hemp Farm brings in a load of hemp that was harvested on September 5, 2017 in Eaton.RJ Sangosti\/The Denver Post) Colorado has been at the forefront of the budding hemp industry. Now that hemp is legal, Colorado wants to remain a leader, said Kate Greenberg, state agriculture commissioner. 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