Jacob Redmond
Well-Known Member
As support mounts for a Senate bill in Congress that would legalize industrial hemp production by farmers across the nation, a growing number of state legislators are not waiting for Washington and have passed or currently are considering state legislation that would position farmers and production facilities within their state borders to quickly kick off hemp production once Congress gives the nod.
At last count, twenty states - California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia - currently have laws to provide for hemp pilot studies and/or for production as described by the 2014 Agriculture Act.
Under terms of that Act is a provision to allow institutions of higher education and state departments of agriculture to grow or cultivate industrial hemp, but it also requires that the sites used by universities and Extension research be certified by and registered with their respective state departments of agriculture. The provision allows universities and agricultural departments to study industrial hemp for its possible use as a commercial product.
Many state leaders, especially in states where agriculture plays an important role in the economy, say the latest farm bill doesn't go far enough. They point to a recent Congressional Resource Service report that indicates the "United States is the only developed nation that fails to cultivate industrial hemp as an economic crop while farmers in other parts of the world grow hemp commercially for fiber, seed, and oil for use in a variety of industrial and consumer products, including food and clothing."
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Full Article: New Mexico Senate passes bill to allow limited farmers to grow hemp | Government content from Southwest Farm Press
Author: Logan Hawkes
Contact: scanon@farmpress.com
Photo Credit: Matthew Staver
Website: Southwest Farm Press | Home
At last count, twenty states - California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia - currently have laws to provide for hemp pilot studies and/or for production as described by the 2014 Agriculture Act.
Under terms of that Act is a provision to allow institutions of higher education and state departments of agriculture to grow or cultivate industrial hemp, but it also requires that the sites used by universities and Extension research be certified by and registered with their respective state departments of agriculture. The provision allows universities and agricultural departments to study industrial hemp for its possible use as a commercial product.
Many state leaders, especially in states where agriculture plays an important role in the economy, say the latest farm bill doesn't go far enough. They point to a recent Congressional Resource Service report that indicates the "United States is the only developed nation that fails to cultivate industrial hemp as an economic crop while farmers in other parts of the world grow hemp commercially for fiber, seed, and oil for use in a variety of industrial and consumer products, including food and clothing."
News Moderator: Jacob Redmond 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: New Mexico Senate passes bill to allow limited farmers to grow hemp | Government content from Southwest Farm Press
Author: Logan Hawkes
Contact: scanon@farmpress.com
Photo Credit: Matthew Staver
Website: Southwest Farm Press | Home
