By Joanne Cachapero – September 21, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two hemp industry representatives on Friday filed a petition for review in the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, against the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and its Acting Administrator Timothy Shea.
The complaint, filed by the trade organization Hemp Industries Association (HIA) and woman-owned hemp product manufacturer and retailer RE Botanicals, Inc., alleges an interim final rule (IFR) issued by the DEA in August and titled, “Implementation of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018,” has not succeeded in expanding federal hemp regulations as provided for in the 2018 Farm Act (also known as the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018).