Labelled cannabis seed packets and vials stored on shelves in a professional seed bank storage room
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Federal hemp ban: what it would mean for seed banks and cultivated genetics

MJBizDaily has flagged an emerging risk: a federal-level ban on hemp could seriously disrupt cannabis seed banks, breeder collections and the supply of established commercial genetics. This analysis explains the practical pathways by which legal change would matter to breeders, seedbank operators, distributors and research programmes - and what professionals should be watching and doing now.