EXTENSION OF VERMONT'S HEMP PILOT PROGRAM

On September 30, 2020 the US Senate passed a continuing resolution providing short term funding to prevent a government shutdown that included the House's language to extend state's hemp pilot programs, effectively allowing Vermont hemp producers to continue operating under the 2014 Farm Bill pilot program until September 30, 2021.

Vermont’s current Hemp Rules are in effect with the exception of the certified laboratory program (growers can currently use a lab they have a relationship with even if not certified) and the provisions of the Vermont Brand, which are not launched yet. All aspects of the rules are enforceable, including sampling procedures, record keeping, and testing by harvest lot number.

For a grower to be covered under the Vermont pilot program regulations, crops must be sampled, tested and harvested before Oct 31, 2021.

If you are looking for additional information, visit the Agency of Agriculture’s Hemp Program.

Questions? Email Mollie Wills, Rural Vermont Director of Grassroots Organizing.