New York Governor Provides Boost to Industrial Hemp Production – News

In an effort to ensure that New York becomes one of the leading hemp producers in the United States, Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a piece of legislation that will make this versatile plant a major part of the state’s agricultural trade.

During a signing ceremony this week at Cornell University, Cuomo inked his support for the industrial hemp industry, putting $10 million toward the future of the hemp production in the Empire State.

The governor told those in attendance that the new law would “drive the economy and create jobs.”

“One of the main economic engines of this state is agriculture, and we want to be at the cutting edge of agricultural development for the economy,” Cuomo said, according to the Ithaca Journal.

“We believe that hemp production has tremendous economic advantages for whatever state is the first to really grow that market,” he added.

The bill, which was brought to the table by state Senator Tom O’Mara and Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, was designed to foster a program that focuses on hemp production and research.

The State Department of Agriculture says it will import more than 50,000 pounds of hemp seed from that it will…

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