An agreement is in place between Kentucky and the federal government that aims to make hemp seed importing a more seamless process.
Agriculture commissioner James Comer announced late Friday the two sides had reached an agreement following a dispute in May when a shipment of seeds was held up in customs for several weeks.
"With this agreement, Kentucky is now the first state in the nation with a legal, practical process through which farmers can partner with the state to grow hemp," said Comer in a written statement. “We and the feds started out as adversaries, but by both talking and listening, we became partners in this process."
The agriculture department says it will fill out an application when importing hemp seeds and the federal government will process that application in an “expeditious” manner. And, the Agriculture Department says the agreement means it has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit it filed against the justice department in May.
