# Agriculture (GAG)

## Title 14. Hemp

### Subtitle 3. Hemp Production

#### Section 14-308

(a) This section does not apply to an institution of higher education or a person that produces hemp under the Hemp Research Pilot Program in accordance with Subtitle 2 of this title.

(b) A person may not produce hemp in the State unless the person is licensed by:

  (1) The Department; or

  (2) The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Md. Code Ann., Agric. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)