The California Office of Administrative Law recently approved regulations pertaining to industrial hemp registration. The regulation takes effect immediately and will enable the California Department of Food and Agriculture to open registration with county agricultural commissioners for industrial hemp cultivation. The California Department of Food and Agriculture plans to propose additional regulations for industrial hemp cultivation later this year, including sampling and testing procedures, and the establishment of an agricultural pilot program.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced that the state is now accepting industrial hemp cultivation and processing applications.

Officials with the West Virginia Department of Agriculture announced on April 30th that they will have greatly expanded the number of licenses distributed throughout the state to grow industrial hemp. In total, the number of licenses will increase from 46 last year to 158 licenses this year. Of the applicants, 71 selected the processing of hemp as part of their submission.

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