Assemblymember Mark Leno (D-SF) talks about his bill for industrial hemp farming in California
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02/11/2013
Kentucky’s state Senate Agriculture Committee voted unanimously on Monday to approve legislation that could pave the way for the creation of a legal hemp industry in the state, following testimony from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who claimed to be wearing a hemp shirt.
The proposed bill — which will now be considered by the full state senate — would establish a process for Kentucky farmers to begin growing hemp, but only if the federal government first passes a measure to remove the crop from a list of illegal drugs. Hemp is currently listed alongside its more potent cousin, marijuana, as a Schedule I controlled substance. Other Schedule I drugs include heroin and LSD.
During testimony recorded by the Louisville Courier-Journal on Monday, Paul claimed to be wearing a “hemp shirt” that he had been forced to buy in Canada due to an ongoing prohibition on the plant. He was one of several lawmakers to testify.
“It’s a crop that’s legal everywhere else in the world except the United States,” Paul said, questioning why the United States was still forcefully neglecting a potential high-performing industry.
The push to legalize hemp production in Kentucky has a number of high-profile supporters. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) came out in favor of the campaign last month, joining Paul, half of the state’s six-member congressional delegation and a number of state lawmakers.
According to a Hemp Industries Association report cited by Bloomberg last month, U.S. retail sales of products with imported hemp were valued at more than 2 million in 2011.
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BadAssBallz
No More EXCUSES ! Grow it NOW ! YOUR government has no standing, NONE !, in
your right to grow what makes you and our environment healthy AND
prosperous !
finefilth
hemp will make people and communities independant from the fascist bastards
who stole your government
SmokingHatchetman
im going to grow some in my backyard
tintala
support votehemp dot com, they are sposnsoring the lawsuit on the DEA for
the N. dakota farmers. votehemp is the place to send donations to help
legalize hemp across america.
Kim Johannsen
Excellent arguments for Industrial Hemp, and thank you for challenging
absurd dogma on this issue!
Gamersnews.com
The federal government does not want hemp farming. It wouldn’t be long
before we could grow all of our oil using hemp.
wiskawind
Our economy is in such a poor state right now I can’t believe the stupidly
of our own government in not allowing our farmers to grow it. What’s the
reason given for that? Well the only one I have heard is they might be able
to hide a few “quality” plants within the hemp field! LOL I’m no expert,
but common gardening sense, tells me any “quality” plants would quickly
turn to ditch weed if planted within wind, or bee range of a hemp field.
(grin)
NatureLegalized
good job 🙂
mooncatgarden
Cargill and Monsota and style of such cant touch it. NO Corperations, keep
it “we the people held” companies. That will sell it, nationwide. “:C
arnie” atta boy mark! go at again.
BadAssBallz
No More EXCUSES ! Grow it NOW ! Our current government has no standing in
our right to grow our health and prosperity. Healthy environment and
government is made by the people who grow and protect Natural Well Being !
dontchokeonthesmoke
Its unbelieveable that HEMP is still not legal…WHy is there even
discusssion about its legal status, it COULD save this planet if we used it
to its full potential, but i am losing hope for the day people realize that
hemp and smokable buds are not teh same.
Priscilla Sieckman
Greg King
Why? I like you passion but please try to use nice words