National hemp groups are organizing a campaign to establish a checkoff program – a sometimes-acrimonious system designed to raise money for industry research and promotion by taxing those who profit from the plant.

Checkoffs exist for nearly a dozen U.S. commodities, and in the case of the dairy industry, the money it raised helped launch the now-famous “Got Milk?” campaign.

Supporters of checkoffs point to such an example as one promotional benefit, and sometimes industry players agree with the tax’s purpose – but that doesn’t mean there’s never grumbling or controversy over how funds are managed.

Read more, including insight from MHC's Jamie Campbell Petty, here.