Katelyn Baker
Well-Known Member
Wyoming farmers could get to grow hemp under a bill approved by the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
Hemp is a type of cannabis used for a variety of commercial uses. It does not contain the same psychoactive properties as other cannabis strains.
Hemp is still strongly regulated by the federal government. A 2014 change in federal law allows states to conduct hemp production under the authority of a university or department of agriculture.
Since that change, a number of states have begun hemp programs.
Under House Bill 230, the Wyoming Department of Agriculture would be authorized to apply to the federal government for a permit to begin a hemp production program in Wyoming.
Once that permission is granted, the department would oversee hemp production in the state, and farmers could apply to the department to be able to grow hemp.
The department would have to ensure hemp crops do not contain more than 0.3 percent THC (the psychoactive compound in marijuana) and would have to track sales of hemp made by farmers.
Rep. Bunky Loucks, R-Casper, is the lead sponsor of House Bill 230, which has bipartisan support.
The House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the bill Tuesday, and it now goes to the full House of Representatives for consideration.
News Moderator: Katelyn Baker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: House Committee Advances Bill Allowing Wyoming Hemp Farming
Author: Matt Murphy
Contact: (307) 634-3361
Photo Credit: North Dakota State University Extension Service
Website: Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Hemp is a type of cannabis used for a variety of commercial uses. It does not contain the same psychoactive properties as other cannabis strains.
Hemp is still strongly regulated by the federal government. A 2014 change in federal law allows states to conduct hemp production under the authority of a university or department of agriculture.
Since that change, a number of states have begun hemp programs.
Under House Bill 230, the Wyoming Department of Agriculture would be authorized to apply to the federal government for a permit to begin a hemp production program in Wyoming.
Once that permission is granted, the department would oversee hemp production in the state, and farmers could apply to the department to be able to grow hemp.
The department would have to ensure hemp crops do not contain more than 0.3 percent THC (the psychoactive compound in marijuana) and would have to track sales of hemp made by farmers.
Rep. Bunky Loucks, R-Casper, is the lead sponsor of House Bill 230, which has bipartisan support.
The House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the bill Tuesday, and it now goes to the full House of Representatives for consideration.
News Moderator: Katelyn Baker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: House Committee Advances Bill Allowing Wyoming Hemp Farming
Author: Matt Murphy
Contact: (307) 634-3361
Photo Credit: North Dakota State University Extension Service
Website: Wyoming Tribune Eagle
