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Hemp processing licenses are once again moving forward with New York state certification, after some were delayed for months following the overhaul of the state's cannabis law, earlier this year.

"The plants literally drowned and died because the roots couldn't get any oxygen."

Hemp farmers are laying the groundwork for a lawsuit against New York in response to proposed state regulations that would prohibit the sale of hemp flower.

“We need the economic growth. We need the revenue and we need the restorative justice that the legalization of adult-use cannabis will provide.”

"We cannot continue operating our businesses in New York without a clear regulatory framework, while competing with out of state products being shipped in the state."

“We really are asking our farmers to be patient as we try to work this out with the federal government.”

It's going to be open for our people to apply and try their hand at it. Whether that means they're putting it in the ground or they're growing it indoors, we'll definitely help facilitate that and we'll see where it goes,"

The company will save $1.7 million dollars over 15 years.

The industrial hemp company would save $1.7 million over the next 15 years.

The measure creates regulatory standards for hemp products.