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8 J. Animal & Envtl. L. 12 (2016-2017)
The Evolving Law and Regulation of Industrial Hemp in the United States

handle is hein.journals/jael8 and id is 314 raw text is: The Evolving Law and Regulation of Industrial Hemp in the United States Jonathan S. Miller Nolan M. Jackson' INTRODUCTION This Article and its inclusion in this Journal are remarkably aligned. Our vehicle - the Journal of Animal and Environmental Law - is published at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, just seventy miles from our practice in Lexington, Kentucky. And Kentucky, frankly perhaps more than any other state, has promoted and pioneered the modern industrial hemp movement - the focus of this Article. As the volume in which this Article appears supports the Journal of Animal and Environmental Law's inaugural symposium; industrial hemp is experiencing an inauguration of its own - into a clearer and friendlier legal landscape. This Article's appearance in this particular volume of this particular Journal is appropriate, and we are delighted to be included. This Article addresses the legal development of the modern industrial hemp movement in the United States. Part I revisits the history of industrial hemp in the United States. Part II summarizes the legal permissions related to industrial hemp and its derivative products, including laws authorizing state pilot projects for the growth and cultivation of industrial hemp. Part III identifies niche legal and business considerations when advising clients on industrial hemp. Finally, Part IV identifies areas of uncertainties in the industrial hemp industry and proposes legislative and policy cures. 1 Jonathan S. Miller, B.A., Harvard College, J.D., Harvard University School of Law. Jonathan was twice elected Kentucky State Treasurer and served as Secretary of the Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet from 2007-2012. Nolan M. Jackson, B.A., University of Kentucky, J.D., University of Kentucky College of Law. Jonathan serves as Counsel to the United States Hemp Farming and Business Roundtable, a broad, national coalition of hemp industry leaders focused on advocating for full legalization of the crop and developing a self-regulatory structure. In this capacity, Jonathan has played a critical role in the development of federal legislation that has propelled the industry forward. Jonathan and Nolan also advise dozens of clients on issues related to industrial hemp at the Lexington offices of Frost Brown Todd LLC, where Jonathan serves as office Member-in-Charge. 12 JAEL, Vol. 8, Symposium INDUSTRIAL HEMP

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