
Industrial Hemp Regulations Finalized
- January 21, 2021
- Will Clark
On January 15, 2021, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released the final rule for industrial hemp production pursuant to the Agriculture...

4th Circuit Rules on North Carolina Right to Farm Litigation
- November 19, 2020
- Elizabeth
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals released their opinion on the appeal from Murphy-Brown, LLC, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, affirming...

Cleanup of Abandoned Oilfield Locations: Who is Responsible?
- May 6, 2020
- Elizabeth
Rusty Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney The oil and gas industry is cyclical by nature. Sometimes the economics of the industry are...
Hemp: USDA Exercises Enforcement Discretion
- February 28, 2020
- Elizabeth
Rusty Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney On February 27, 2020, the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), in coordination with the Drug...
USDA Hemp Rules: A First Glance
- October 29, 2019
- Rusty
The highly anticipated hemp rules were released by AMS this morning. While the rules are 161 pages and a deep dive...