Current as of October 2024
In order to grow hemp, you must have a hemp license. You cannot grow hemp without a license. In general, you must get your hemp license from the State or Tribe you wish to grow hemp in. Please visit the state’s website below to get your application for a license and to view licensing requirements.
In order to work as a certified Sampling Agent, you must contact the State or Tribe directly to determine sampling and testing requirements in that State or Tribal jurisdiction. If you intend to sample in more than one State or Tribal area, you must follow the sampling requirements for each one. Each State and Tribe may have their own training requirements to become certified.
States | Territories | Tribes | Tribal Hemp Programs Managed by USDA
States
Alabama
https://agi.alabama.gov/hemp/about/
Email: ALHemp@agi.alabama.gov
Phone: 334-240-3713
Alaska
http://plants.alaska.gov/industrialhemp.htm
Email: industrialhemp@alaska.gov
Phone: 907-761-3867
Arizona
https://agriculture.az.gov/plantsproduce/industrial-hemp-program
Email: azhemp@azda.gov
Phone: 602-542-3228
Arkansas
https://www.agriculture.arkansas.gov/plant-industries/feed-and-fertilizer-section/hemp-home/
Email: industrialhemp@agriculture.arkansas.gov
Phone: (501) 225-1598
Connecticut
https://portal.ct.gov/DOAG/Regulatory/Regulatory/Hemp-Home-Page
Email: AGR.Hemp@ct.gov
Phone: 860-713-2502
Delaware
https://agriculture.delaware.gov/plant-industries/hemp-program/
Email: DDA_HempProgram@delaware.gov
Phone: (302) 698-4577
Florida
https://www.fdacs.gov/Divisions-Offices/Plant-Industry/Hemp-Cultivation-Licensing
Email: cannabis@freshfromflorida.com
Phone: 805-617-7723
Georgia
http://agr.georgia.gov/hemp-program
Email: hemp@agr.georgia.gov
Phone: 404-586-1140
Hawaii -Managed by USDA Plan
Email USDA: Farmbill.Hemp@usda.gov
Website: https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/hemp
Email: hemp@hawaii.gov
Idaho
https://agri.idaho.gov/main/hemp/
Email: hemp@isda.idaho.gov
Phone: 208-332-8502
Illinois
https://agr.illinois.gov/plants/industrial-hemp.html
Email: AGR.Hemp@illinois.gov
Phone: 217-524-2143
Indiana
https://www.in.gov/isda/divisions/economic-development/hemp/
https://www.oisc.purdue.edu/hemp/index.html
Email: indianahemp@groups.purdue.edu
Phone: 765-496-1567
Iowa
https://iowaagriculture.gov/hemp
Email: hemp@iowaagriculture.gov
Phone: 515-725-1470
Kansas
https://agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/plant-protect-weed-control/industrial-hemp
Email: KDA.industrialhemp@ks.gov
Phone: 785-564-6789 OR 785-564-6667
Kentucky
https://www.kyagr.com/marketing/hemp-pilot.html
Email: Hemp@ky.gov
Phone: 502-782-4113
Louisana
https://www.ldaf.state.la.us/industrial-hemp/
Email: industrialhemp@ldaf.la.gov
Phone: 225-925-4863
Maine
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/php/hemp/
Email: mary.yurlina@maine.gov
Phone: 207-287-7545
Maryland
https://mda.maryland.gov/plants-pests/Pages/Industrial-Hemp.aspx
Email: jim.drews@maryland.gov
Phone: (410) 841-5960
Massachusetts
https://www.mass.gov/industrial-hemp-program
Email: mahemp@mass.gov
Phone: (508) 281-6775
Michigan
https://www.michigan.gov/mdard/0,4610,7-125-1569_74018---,00.html
Email: mdard-clu@mdard.michigan.gov OR mottm@michigan.gov
Phone: 517-284-5771
Minnesota
https://www.mda.state.mn.us/plants/hemp
Email: hemp.mda@state.mn.us
Phone: 651-201-6600
Mississippi Managed by USDA Plan
Email USDA: Farmbill.Hemp@usda.gov
Website: https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/hemp
Missouri Managed by USDA Plan
https://agriculture.mo.gov/plants/industrial-hemp/
Email: hempprogram@mda.mo.gov
Phone: (573) 522-0351
Montana
https://agr.mt.gov/Hemp
Email: hempinfo@mt.gov
Phone: (406) 444-2402
Nebraska
https://nda.nebraska.gov/hemp/
Email: agr.hemp@nebraska.gov
Phone 402-471-2351
Nevada
https://agri.nv.gov/Plant/Seed_Certification/Industrial_Hemp/Industrial_Hemp_Forms/
Audrey Blondfield - Hemp Program Coordinator
Email: ablondfield@agri.nv.gov
Phone: 775-353-3675 or 775-221-9653
New Hampshire Managed by USDA Plan
Email USDA: Farmbill.Hemp@usda.gov
Website: https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/hemp
New Jersey
https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/pi/prog/nj_hemp.html
Email: NJHemp@ag.nj.gov
Phone: 609-406-6941
New Mexico
https://nmdeptag.nmsu.edu/aes/hemp-program.html
Email: hemp@nmda.nmsu.edu
Phone: 575-646-3207
New York
https://agriculture.ny.gov/industrial-hemp
Email: industrialhempnys@agriculture.ny.gov
Phone: 877-249-6841
North Carolina Managed by USDA Plan
Email USDA: Farmbill.Hemp@usda.gov
Website: https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/hemp
NC Website: https://www.ncagr.gov/hemp/
North Dakota
https://www.ndda.nd.gov/divisions/plant-industries/hemp
John Mortenson, Plant Protection Specialist
Email: jmortenson@nd.gov
Phone: 701-328-4128
Ohio
https://agri.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/oda/divisions/hemp-program
Email: hemp@agri.ohio.gov
Phone: 614-728-2101
Oklahoma
https://ag.ok.gov/licensing-permits/
Email: hemp@ag.ok.gov
Phone: 405-522-5974
Oregon
https://www.oregon.gov/oda/programs/hemp/pages/abouthemp.aspx
Email: hemp@oda.state.or.us
Phone: 503-986-4652
Pennsylvania
https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/hemp/Pages/default.aspx
Email: RA-AGPLHEMP@pa.gov
Phone: 223-666-2561
Rhode Island
https://dbr.ri.gov/divisions/medicalmarijuana/index.php
Email: DBR.HempCompliance@dbr.ri.gov
Phone: (401) 889-5607
South Carolina
https://agriculture.sc.gov/divisions/consumer-protection/hemp/
Email: hempstaff@scda.sc.gov
Phone: 803-734-8339
South Dakota
https://sdda.sd.gov/ag-services/hemp/default.aspx
Derek Schiefelbein, Industrial Hemp Program Manager
Email: derek.schiefelbein@state.sd.us
Email: Richard.Geppert@state.sd.us
Phone: 605.773.4432
Tennessee
https://www.tn.gov/agriculture/farms/hemp-industry.html
Email: industrial.hemp@tn.gov
Phone: 615-837-5137
Texas
https://www.texasagriculture.gov/RegulatoryPrograms/Hemp.aspx
Email: Hemp@TexasAgriculture.gov
Phone: 512-463-8215
Utah Managed by USDA Plan
https://ag.utah.gov/industrialhempprogram/
Email: hemp_udaf@utah.gov
Phone: 801-982-2375
Vermont Managed by USDA Plan
https://hemp.vermont.gov/
Email: Agr.Hemp@vermont.gov
Phone: 802-828-1732
Virginia
https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/plant-industry-services-hemp.shtml
Email: Nikeya.Thomas@vdacs.virginia.gov OR erin.wiliams@vdacs.virginia.gov
Phone: 804-786-1241
Washington
https://agr.wa.gov/departments/agricultural-products/hemp
Email: hemp@agr.wa.gov
Phone: 509-249-6931
West Virginia
https://agriculture.wv.gov/divisions/plant-industries/industrial-hemp/
Email: hemp@wvda.us
Phone: 304-558-2212
Wisconsin Managed by USDA Plan
Email USDA: Farmbill.Hemp@usda.gov
Website: https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/hemp
WI Website: https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/Hemp.aspx
Wyoming
https://agriculture.wy.gov/index.php?section=hemp-program
Email: agrhemp@wyo.gov
Phone: 307-777-3502
Territories
Puerto Rico
Irving Rodriguez, Director
Email: olicpr@agricultura.pr.gov
Phone: 787-331-0737
Website: https://www.agricultura.pr.gov/olicpr
US Virgin Islands
Website: http://doa.vi.gov/
St. Thomas Office
Phone: 340-774-5182
St. Croix Office
Phone: 340-725-5268
Tribes
For Tribal entities and to grow or sample on Tribal Land, please contact the USDA directly for further information and contact info.
Email USDA: Farmbill.Hemp@usda.gov
Blackfeet Nation Tribal Council
Email: rdesrosier@blackfeetnation.com
Cahuilla Band of Indians
Email: tribalcouncil@cahuilla.net
Cayuga Nation
Email: bjradford@gocayuga.com
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribe
Email: rwassana@c-a-tribes.org
Cheyenne River Sioux
Email: mcvnconsulting@gmail.com
Chippewa Cree
Email: jbelcourttr@yahoo.com
Colorado River Indian Tribes
Email: rloudbear@critdoj.com
Comanche Nation
Email: dylan.tiddark@comanchenation.com
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Email: michele.stacona@wstribes.org
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
Email: corin@galandabroadman.com
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Email: joeyowle@nc-cherokee.com
Flandreau Santee Sioux
Email: tony.reider@fsst.org
Fort Belknap Indian Community
Email: dale.fox@ftbelknap.org
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska
Email: trhodd@iowas.org
La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians
Email: norma.contreras@lajolla-nsn.gov
Lac Courte Oreilles
Email: Dyllan.Linehan@lco-nsn.gov
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Waganakising Odawak
Email: Rfisher@LTBBODAWA-NSN.gov
Lower Sioux Indian Community
Email: deb.dirlam@lowersioux.com
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
Email: JeanineB@miccosukeetribe.com
Nez Perce Tribe
Email: shannonw@nezperce.org
Oglala Sioux Tribe
Email: president.bearrunner@oglala.org
Otoe-Missouria Tribe
Email: rebecca.bartlett@omdevelopment.org
Pala Band of Mission Indians
Email: rsmith@palatribe.com
Pauma Band of Luiseno Indians
Email: taguilar@pauma-nsn.gov
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
Email: jdaniel@pawneenation.org
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
Email: WilliamMitchell@pbpnation.org
Pueblo of Picuris Tribe
Email: tribalsecretary@picurispueblo.org
Red Lake Band of Chippewa
Email: Ewhite@redlakenation.org
Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Email: lloyd.guy@rst-nsn.gov
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
Email: megan.dietrich@meskwaki-nsn.gov
San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona
Email: roseria.astor@scat-nsn.gov
Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians
Email: vminott@santarosa-nsn.gov
Santee Sious Nation
Email: rtrudell@santeedakota.org
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
Email: lincoln.s@sno-nsn.gov
Seneca Nation
Email: SNCannabisDept@sni.org
Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians
Email: mcastello@soboba-nsn.gov
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Email: info@standingrock.org
Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians
Email: Joseph.Mirelez@torresmartinez-nsn.gov
Turtle Mt. Band of Chippewa Indians
Email: sheldon.thomas@tmbci.org
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
Email: jbeareagle@bigfirelaw.com
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
Email: cbonewitz@hobbsstraus.com
Yakama Nation
Email: AgricultureOffice@Yakama.com
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo
Email: nicholerose@icloud.com
Yurok Tribe
Email: hhoopes@yuroktribe.nsn.us
Tribal Hemp Programs Managed by USDA
- Bois Forte Band of Chippewa
- Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
- Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes
- Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
- Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
- Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation
- Walker River Paiute Tribe
- White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa
Resources
Read State and Tribal hemp plans for sampling, testing, training, and other requirements