INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS State by State Florida State officials will accept applications March 21-25 for one long-awaited, medical marijuana business license reserved for a Black farmer. The new license was required under a 2017 law passed by the Florida Legislature and connected to a 1981 discrimination case that found Black farmers were disadvantaged in the state by federal officials. Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has called the $146,000 license fee for the Black farmer " discriminatory " because earlier MMJ licensing fees were less than half that amount. Fried has asked the state attorney general to investigate. Idaho Federal agriculture officials gave the green light to a hemp production plan for Idaho, the last state to pass hemp legislation. Idaho's law allows hemp cultivation and transportation but not the sale of any hemp products containing THC. The hemp plan also includes a ban on growing for anyone convicted of a felony drug violation in the past 10 years. A state agriculture department spokeswoman said she anticipates Idaho growers will begin filing applications to grow hemp right away. Why are you still hand packing? green Industry-leading accuracy, speed, versatility, reliability, delivery times & customer support Always the best way to weigh. Find your scale at YamatoAmericas.com 24 January 2022 | MJBizMagazinehttp://www.YamatoAmericas.com