Office of the Governor · State of Michigan
Protecting Michigan hemp farmers from donor-driven interference, establishing regenerative crop rotation incentives, and asserting Michigan's Tenth Amendment authority over its own agricultural future
Hemp is an agricultural crop. It is a plant. It is a seed in the ground and a stalk in the field, and no amount of political donor influence, pharmaceutical lobbying, or legislative manipulation changes that biological fact;
The 2018 Farm Bill federally legalized hemp, defining it as the Cannabis sativa L. plant with a delta-9 THC concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis, and removed it from the Controlled Substances Act entirely, meaning any attempt to re-criminalize hemp is not a legal act but a political one driven by donors and special interests, not by science, law, or the will of the people;
Industrial hemp crops can yield more revenue per acre than traditional crops like corn, wheat, and soy, can enhance soil health by absorbing toxins and building nitrogen-rich soil, can reduce the need for synthetic pesticides and herbicides, and sequester more carbon dioxide per acre than any other crop;
Hemp's deep taproot system helps absorb residual herbicides, pesticides, and even heavy metals, giving conventional corn and soybean farmers a direct way to remediate their soils that have been depleted by decades of monocrop farming;
When hemp is rotated with other crops it releases accumulated nutrients back into the soil, benefiting following crops and reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers, while also attracting beneficial insects including pollinators and supporting a more balanced and resilient farm ecosystem;
Michigan farmers who grow soil-depleting crops such as corn and squash deserve the right to rotate those crops with hemp in order to restore their land, diversify their income, and sell their hemp harvest to processing companies that create products ranging from fiber and textiles to CBD, biofuel, construction materials, and food;
The political pressure to restrict or ban hemp in Michigan and across this nation does not come from science, public safety, or the Constitution — it comes from donors, pharmaceutical companies, pesticide manufacturers, and textile corporations who profit from keeping hemp off the market and out of Michigan fields;
The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States reserves to the states all powers not explicitly delegated to the federal government, and Michigan asserts its full Tenth Amendment authority to establish, protect, and expand its own hemp agricultural framework independent of politically motivated federal interference;
The Governor of Michigan has both the authority and the obligation to protect Michigan farmers, Michigan land, and Michigan's agricultural economy from outside interference that serves no one but the donor class;
Hemp cultivation, processing, transport, sale, and distribution is hereby fully legal and fully protected under the laws of the State of Michigan. Any hemp crop meeting the federal definition of 0.3 percent or less THC concentration on a dry weight basis shall be treated by all Michigan state agencies, law enforcement entities, and courts as an agricultural product, nothing more and nothing less.
All hemp farmers and licensed hemp growers operating within the State of Michigan are hereby placed under the full protection of this Office for the duration of this administration or until this Order is made permanent law by the Michigan Legislature.
The State of Michigan hereby establishes a Regenerative Agriculture and Hemp Rotation Program to incentivize Michigan farmers who grow soil-depleting crops including but not limited to corn, squash, wheat, and soybeans to rotate those crops with industrial hemp. Participating farmers shall receive:
The State of Michigan shall actively recruit, license, and support hemp processing companies to establish operations within the state, creating a direct market pipeline from Michigan hemp farmers to Michigan processing facilities. Hemp processing shall be recognized as a priority economic development sector.
Michigan hemp farmers who sell their harvest to licensed Michigan processing companies shall be eligible for a state price stabilization subsidy in years where market prices fall below a sustainable threshold to be established by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development within 30 days of this Order. This subsidy exists to protect Michigan farmers from market volatility during the growth period of the state hemp industry and to ensure that no farmer who takes the risk of planting hemp is left without recourse if the market shifts beneath them.
Any legislation introduced in the Michigan Legislature that seeks to restrict, ban, criminalize, or impose unreasonable regulatory burdens on hemp farming or processing in this state shall be reviewed by the Office of the Governor for evidence of donor influence, pharmaceutical lobbying, or special interest motivation.
The State of Michigan hereby formally asserts its Tenth Amendment authority over agricultural policy within its borders. In the event that any future federal action seeks to re-criminalize hemp or impose restrictions that exceed the authority granted to the federal government under the Constitution, the State of Michigan shall resist such overreach through all legal and constitutional means available, including litigation, legislative nullification, and formal intergovernmental challenge.
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development shall within 90 days of this Order publish a comprehensive public report documenting the measurable soil health benefits of hemp crop rotation across Michigan farmland, including nitrogen restoration rates, toxin absorption data, pesticide reduction figures, and projected long term benefits to Michigan's agricultural land. This report shall be made freely available to all Michigan farmers.
This Executive Order calls upon the Michigan Legislature to immediately draft and pass permanent legislation codifying full hemp farmer protection, the Regenerative Agriculture and Hemp Rotation Program, the Hemp Industry Development Division, and the Tenth Amendment assertion contained in this Order into permanent Michigan law, ensuring that no future administration, no donor, and no outside interest may strip Michigan farmers of these protections.
This Executive Order is issued pursuant to the Michigan Constitution of 1963, Article V, Section 8, and shall remain in full force and effect until rescinded, superseded, or made permanent by act of the Michigan Legislature.
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