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Senate ag committee hears industry push to put hemp processing under Cannabis Control Board and clarify supply chain
Summary
Farmers, processors and regulators told the Senate Agriculture Committee a statutory shift of hemp provisions into Title 7 and clear rulemaking are needed to restore Vermont’s hemp supply chain, with witnesses citing an acreage drop from 886 acres to nine after regulatory changes.
A proposal to move Vermont’s hemp regulatory framework from Title 6 into Title 7 under the Cannabis Control Board drew broad support and detailed policy debate at a Senate Agriculture Committee meeting on Friday.
James Pepper introduced the concept as a way to give the Cannabis Control Board explicit statutory authority over hemp processors and to preserve existing industry processes while allowing rulemaking to update language for an evolved market. "We have a model in Vermont — just shift that model from one agency to the other," Pepper said, urging legislators to consider a statutory transfer and subsequent rulemaking.
Several farmers and processors explained why they consider the change urgent. Sam Olavance, a South Hero farmer and founder of SunSelling CBD, said Vermont’s hemp industry…
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