b'USDA Hemp State Plan MapThe USDA continues to approve state plans for industrial hemp growth. Heres an update as to where theyre at.SINCE THE PASSAGEof the 2018 Farm Bill, which directedAPPROVED: This plan has been formally approved by the USDA.the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a national regulatory framework for hemp production in theUNDER REVIEW: USDA is actively reviewing a submitted plan.United States, the USDA has been furiously reviewing plans that states submit for the domestic production of hemp.DRAFTING A PLAN: State government has expressed interest or intent to submit a plan.Once a plan is formally submitted by a state, USDA hasPENDING STATE LEGISLATION60 days to approve or disapprove the plan. Once the plan is approved by the USDA, it remains in effect unless suspended orUSDA HEMP PRODUCER LICENSE: USDA will issue the producer license.revoked by USDA. On this map, weve included six categories forOPERATING UNDER 2014 PILOT PROGRAMeach state that the USDA is using during this process: WASHINGTONNEW HAMPSHIREVERMONT MAINEMONTANA NORTH DAKOTA MINNESOTAOREGONWISCONSIN MASSACHUSETTSIDAHO SOUTH DAKOTA NEW YORKWYOMING MICHIGAN RHODE ISLANDCONNECTICUTIOWA PENNSYLVANIANEVADA NEBRASKA NEW JERSEYINDIANA OHIO DELAWAREUTAH ILLINOIS WEST COLORADO VIRGINIA VIRGINIA MARYLANDCALIFORNIA KANSAS MISSOURIKENTUCKYNORTH CAROLINATENNESSEEARIZONA NEW MEXICO OKLAHOMA SOUTH ARKANSAS CAROLINAALABAMA GEORGIATEXAS MISSISSIPPILOUISIANA NORTHERN MARIANAS ISLAND: PENDINGALASKA FLORIDAPUERTO RICO: APPROVEDU.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS: APPROVED28/ SEEDWORLD.COMSEPTEMBER 2021'