The Senate Economic Growth Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 1330 (AS).
As reported, this bill directs the Department of Agriculture (department) to create an industrial hemp agricultural pilot program (program) that promotes the study and cultivation of hemp to the maximum extent permitted by federal law. The department may partner with any qualified institution of higher education to administer the program; however, any person participating in the program must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Agriculture that the person has complied with all federal requirements related to the cultivation of industrial hemp.