Grow Hemp in Virginia
1) How do I register to grow hemp in Virginia?
To apply for an Industrial Hemp Grower Registration or to renew your Industrial Hemp Grower Registration, complete the application below. The application fee is $150.
Please click here for more information regarding the Industrial Hemp Grower Registration.
For information regarding how to obtain the coordinates for your production field(s), please click here.
2) Hemp Planting Report ?
A Registered Industrial Hemp Grower must submit a planting report within 14 calendar days of planting seeds, clones, or cuttings. If you plant multiple times throughout the growing season, you will need to submit multiple planting reports.
If you do not plant industrial hemp on a production field stated on your registration, you must submit a planting report for that field by July 31.
3) Industrial Hemp Processor Registration in Virginia?
“Processor” means any person registered pursuant to subsection A of Va. Code § 3.2-4115 to convert industrial hemp into a hemp product. “Hemp product” means any finished product that contains industrial hemp, including rope, building materials, automobile parts, animal bedding, animal feed, cosmetics, oil containing an industrial hemp extract, or food or food additives for human consumption.
To apply for an Industrial Hemp Processor Registration or to renew your Industrial Hemp Processor Registration, complete the application below. The application fee is $200.
Please click here for more information regarding the Industrial Hemp Processor Registration.
For information regarding how to obtain the coordinates for your process site(s), please click here.
4) How many farmers are partaking in the new hemp scene in Virginia?
Across Virginia, 1,183 industrial hemp growers planted 2,200 acres of hemp in 2019. On the 16 acres in Pittsylvania County, the early adopters of the new crop planned to grow hemp that would contain 6-10% cannabidiol (CBD) but less than 0.3% of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
5) Industrial Hemp Dealer Registration?
“Dealer” means any person registered pursuant to subsection A of Va. Code § 3.2-4115 to deal in industrial hemp. “Dealer” does not include a retail establishment that sells or offers for sale a hemp product. An industrial hemp registration is not needed to sell a hemp product.
“Deal” means to temporarily possess industrial hemp grown in compliance with state or federal law that (i) has not been processed and (ii) was not grown and will not be processed by the person temporarily possessing it.
To apply for an Industrial Hemp Dealer Registration or to renew your Industrial Hemp Dealer Registration, complete the application below. The application fee is $250.
For information regarding how to obtain the coordinates for your dealership location(s), please click here.