NewEnglandFarmer
Well-Known Member
I'm researching the legal requirements in Maine for growing hemp for CBD commercially.
It sounds like they want to see some sort of paper documentation that the seeds are certified to be under the legal THC limit of 0.3%.
So does that mean I can't use my Cherry Wine seeds from Greenpoint? I don't see anything on their website that says anything about THC percentage or testing.
Thoughts?
Here's the actual language from the Maine state website:
It sounds like they want to see some sort of paper documentation that the seeds are certified to be under the legal THC limit of 0.3%.
So does that mean I can't use my Cherry Wine seeds from Greenpoint? I don't see anything on their website that says anything about THC percentage or testing.
Thoughts?
Here's the actual language from the Maine state website:
Maine law requires that hemp be planted using a certified seed source which is defined as a source of hemp seeds that are certified by a third party as producing hemp having a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3% on a dry weight basis. Certification may include a certificate of analysis from a third-party ISO 17025 accredited laboratory that indicates the parent plant seed source tested at or below 0.3% delta-9-tetrahdrocannabinol on a dry weight basis. To comply with the certified seed source requirement when you purchase seed, seedlings or clones, you must retain documentation that could include a letter, form, or other written verification or combination of documents that at a minimum includes:
- Third party (someone other than the applicant and the grower of the seed) THC content testing results for the hemp. The third party should be identified on the testing results;
- THC content test results must be for the variety or varieties included on the application and preferably for the specific lot of seed to be planted;
- Results of THC content testing and the date tests were conducted;
- The name of the seed supplier and origin of the seed.