The legal realities around owning and operating a hemp business in Oregon have quickly evolved on the state and federal level. Hemp’s foray into modern business brings up a host of questions for the legal hemp producer, as many growers are new to farming and even owning a business.

This virtual roundtable will feature perspectives from outside agricultural counsel, a public CPA in the hemp space, an Oregon state government industry official, and a local hemp processor, about the opportunities and challenges that this new industry is facing, including:

• Starting a hemp operation
• Farming 101: What it means to run a farming business
• The regulatory environment and Oregon state and federal laws related to hemp
• Tax, cost accounting, and reporting