Ron Strider
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Farmers in South Carolina are now able to apply to grow industrial hemp.
Thanks to the passing of H.3359 by the South Carolina General Assembly this year, the state's Department of Agriculture will allow up to 20 farmers to grow hemp in 2017.
Industrial hemp is grown as an agricultural crop to be used for rope, clothing, food, paper, textiles, plastics, insulation and biofuel, among other things.
The number of permit holders could increase to 40 in 2018. Each applicant is also vetted by the Department of Agriculture, SLED and the FBI.
According to chapter 55, title 46 of the bill:
"The permits are to be given to South Carolina residents for the purposes of a pilot program. Each permittee is permitted to grow industrial hemp on up to twenty acres of land the first year and up to forty acres the second year and third year, and every year after, the Department of Agriculture, along with the institutions of higher learning, will evaluate the program to determine the amount of acreage permitted.
When applying for a permit, each applicant, at a minimum, must submit to the department global positioning system coordinates of where the industrial hemp will be grown and must submit any and all information, including, but not limited to, fingerprints, and the appropriate fees, required by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) to perform a fingerprint-based state criminal records check and for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to perform a national fingerprint-based criminal records check."
"The industrial hemp bill adds another opportunity for South Carolina farmers to increase crop diversity," Hugh Weathers, South Carolina commissioner of agriculture, said in May. "SCDA is working closely with allied agencies and interested parties to ensure timely implementation of the law."
Industrial hemp is defined as "the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of the plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dried weight basis," according to the final bill passed by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor in May.
"Anything above that [.3 percent THC concentration] is considered marijuana and is illegal in the state," SCDA says.
The application process includes a $50 non-refundable fee. If you are approved for a permit, there is a $400 permit fee.
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Thanks to the passing of H.3359 by the South Carolina General Assembly this year, the state's Department of Agriculture will allow up to 20 farmers to grow hemp in 2017.
Industrial hemp is grown as an agricultural crop to be used for rope, clothing, food, paper, textiles, plastics, insulation and biofuel, among other things.
The number of permit holders could increase to 40 in 2018. Each applicant is also vetted by the Department of Agriculture, SLED and the FBI.
According to chapter 55, title 46 of the bill:
"The permits are to be given to South Carolina residents for the purposes of a pilot program. Each permittee is permitted to grow industrial hemp on up to twenty acres of land the first year and up to forty acres the second year and third year, and every year after, the Department of Agriculture, along with the institutions of higher learning, will evaluate the program to determine the amount of acreage permitted.
When applying for a permit, each applicant, at a minimum, must submit to the department global positioning system coordinates of where the industrial hemp will be grown and must submit any and all information, including, but not limited to, fingerprints, and the appropriate fees, required by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) to perform a fingerprint-based state criminal records check and for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to perform a national fingerprint-based criminal records check."
"The industrial hemp bill adds another opportunity for South Carolina farmers to increase crop diversity," Hugh Weathers, South Carolina commissioner of agriculture, said in May. "SCDA is working closely with allied agencies and interested parties to ensure timely implementation of the law."
Industrial hemp is defined as "the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of the plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dried weight basis," according to the final bill passed by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor in May.
"Anything above that [.3 percent THC concentration] is considered marijuana and is illegal in the state," SCDA says.
The application process includes a $50 non-refundable fee. If you are approved for a permit, there is a $400 permit fee.
News Moderator: Ron Strider 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: SC farmers can now apply to grow industrial hemp
Author: Justine Palis
Contact: Contact Us
Photo Credit: Dylan Lovan
Website: Greenville SC News and Weather - WYFF News 4
