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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Pushes for Hemp Legalization

posted by chromas on Thursday March 29 2018, @04:20AM   Printer-friendly
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takyon writes:

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will introduce a bill to legalize the production of hemp by removing it from the list of controlled substances. The Hemp Farming Act of 2018 would remove the need for a federal permit to grow hemp. Since 2014, the federal farm bill (Agricultural Act of 2014) has allowed state agricultural departments to designate hemp projects for research purposes, with 34 states subsequently authorizing research and production occurring in 19:

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced a new bill on Monday that would legalize hemp as an agricultural product.

The Hemp Farming Act of 2018 would legalize hemp, removing it from the federal list of controlled substances and allowing it to be sold as an agricultural commodity, according to WKYT.

"Hemp has played a foundational role in Kentucky's agriculture heritage, and I believe that it can be an important part of our future," McConnell said in a statement.

See also: McConnell looks to complete hemp's comeback as crop
Hemp gains powerful ally to free it from marijuana ties

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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Friday March 30 2018, @03:08AM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Friday March 30 2018, @03:08AM (#660274) Journal
    The interesting thing about it is it is an extremely versatile crop with both nutritional and industrial uses. Could be very promising, if petroleum prices rise considerably. It apparently has a decent yield for biodiesel and methanol (the latter is comparable [sciencedirect.com] to switchgrass), and can be used in bioplastics as well.