Editor's Note
The Illinois Department of Agriculture released proposed regulations for growing industrial hemp on Dec. 28, 2018 which would require farmers to obtain a license to farm industrial hemp and cap THC content of any industrial hemp crop at 0.3 percent.They would also be required to have one-quarter acre of land for outdoor farming or 500 square feet for indoor farming. 
January 6, 2019
Illinois News Network

Illinois farmers are one step closer to growing hemp. The Illinois Department of Agriculture released the proposed regulations for growing industrial hemp on Dec. 28, 2018. Although Governor Bruce Rauner signed the Industrial Hemp Act in August, planting was delayed pending regulations.

Industrial hemp is used for CBD oil, food, clothing fiber and food, according to Liz Rupel, the policy organizer at Illinois Stewardship Alliance.

“We are pretty pleased with what the Department of Agriculture produced,” Rupel said. “This is very inclusive for smaller farmers, too.”