# COMAR Title 15 — Maryland Department of Agriculture

## Subtitle 01 — Office of the Secretary

### Chapter 17 — Hemp Farming Program

#### Regulation .01 Purpose.

*COMAR 15.01.17.01*

This chapter explains the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Hemp Farming Program, which licenses and regulates the production of hemp in the State. This chapter does not apply to an institution of higher education or a person who produces hemp under the Hemp Research Pilot Program. As required by State law, the Program has been approved by the United States Department of Agriculture.