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Nausa, NH - Proponents of a recently defeated bill that would have allowed the state's farmers to grow hemp are blaming misunderstanding and intentional misinformation for the measure's demise.
"We live in a world of total misinformation," said Greg McCrone, a pharmacist at Herbal Path in Dover, a store that sells hemp products. "Whatever regime is in power twists facts from time to time."
Hemp is a relative of marijuana, though it has little of the mind-altering chemical that has made its cousin a popular illegal drug. Hemp can be used to make rope, clothing and a range of other products, and supporters say growing it could be an economic opportunity for the state.
The House in March passed a bill allowing farmers to grow the plant, but last week the Senate killed the plan, saying the plant is considered a controlled substance.
Had the bill passed, farmers would have had to secure a license from the state's agriculture bureau to grow hemp, and only the state would have supplied the seeds.
Some hemp supporters blame the defeat on state law enforcement, saying authorities persuaded gullible Senate members that the growth of hemp would encourage a twin marijuana industry.
But senators say they did their homework on the bill and opposed it in part because of difficulties it would have presented for law enforcement. Authorities say it can be difficult to differentiate between hemp and marijuana.
Source: Concord Monitor
Copyright: Copyright 2005 Concord Monitor
Contact: AP Press via CM at 603-224-5301 ext. 670 or news@cmonitor.com
Website: https://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=NEWS01
"We live in a world of total misinformation," said Greg McCrone, a pharmacist at Herbal Path in Dover, a store that sells hemp products. "Whatever regime is in power twists facts from time to time."
Hemp is a relative of marijuana, though it has little of the mind-altering chemical that has made its cousin a popular illegal drug. Hemp can be used to make rope, clothing and a range of other products, and supporters say growing it could be an economic opportunity for the state.
The House in March passed a bill allowing farmers to grow the plant, but last week the Senate killed the plan, saying the plant is considered a controlled substance.
Had the bill passed, farmers would have had to secure a license from the state's agriculture bureau to grow hemp, and only the state would have supplied the seeds.
Some hemp supporters blame the defeat on state law enforcement, saying authorities persuaded gullible Senate members that the growth of hemp would encourage a twin marijuana industry.
But senators say they did their homework on the bill and opposed it in part because of difficulties it would have presented for law enforcement. Authorities say it can be difficult to differentiate between hemp and marijuana.
Source: Concord Monitor
Copyright: Copyright 2005 Concord Monitor
Contact: AP Press via CM at 603-224-5301 ext. 670 or news@cmonitor.com
Website: https://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=NEWS01
