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From: NCDA &CS News Releases [mailto:noreplys @ncagr.gov] <br />Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 1:50 PM <br />Subject: Industrial Hemp Commission to hold first meeting Nov. 1 <br />°lh SHARE i �J F.,1 .. <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />TUESDAY, OCT. 25, 2016 <br />CONTACT: Dr. Sandy Stewart, director Lori Pfister, administrative assistant <br />NCDA &CS Research Stations Division NCDA &CS Research Stations Division <br />919 - 707 -3237 919- 707 -3236 <br />• :s s s 11 s 111 11111 • s <br />RALEIGH — The N.C. Industrial Hemp Commission will hold its first meeting Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 2 p.m. in the <br />Martin Building at the State Fairgrounds. The meeting is open to the public. <br />The state General Assembly passed legislation in 2015 to create a pilot program to research hemp production in <br />North Carolina as allowed under federal law. The Industrial Hemp Commission will be responsible for setting up <br />the rules and process for applying for the pilot program. <br />The commission has nine members representing agricultural research, law enforcement, farming, agricultural <br />consulting, agribusiness and the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. <br />More information about the industrial hemp pilot program is available at www.ncagr.gov /hemp. <br />-bal -2 <br />NCDA &CS Public Affairs Division, Brian Long, Director <br />Mailing Address:1001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699 -1001 <br />Physical Address: 2 West Edenton Street, Raleigh NC 27601 <br />Phone: (919) 707 -3001; FAX: (919) 733 -5047 <br />