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Preparing for hemp: South Dakota lawmakers urge state, farmers to be prepared

Janelle Atyeo
Aug 29, 2019
Aug 29, 2019 Updated Sep 3, 2019

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Rep. Oren Lesmeister, D-Parade, speaks about industrial hemp on a panel at Dakotafest Aug. 21.

Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

Rep. Lee Qualm, speaks on a panel at Dakotafest.

Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

Secretary of Public Safety Craig Price discusses law enforcement challenging is dealing with hemp on a panel at Dakotafest Aug. 21.

Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

Panel members discuss hemp at Dakotafest. They are Rep. Lee Qualm, left, Secretary of Public Safety Craig Price, moderator Don Norton, Tony Cortilet of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, and Rep. Oren Lesmeister.

Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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Janelle Atyeo

Those with experience working with hemp as an agricultural crop make no bones about the difficulty of regulating the industry.

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Janelle is editor of the Tri-State Neighbor, covering South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at jatyeo@tristateneighbor.com or follow on Twitter @JLNeighbor.