Congressman Calling For Legalized Hemp Production in Kentucky
By: Michael C. Fehn
Updated: November 28, 2012
A Kentucky Congressman wants to see the production of industrial hemp in the Bluegrass State.
Thomas Massie is co-sponsoring legislation that would require the federal government to honor state laws allowing hemp production.
The proposed Industrial Hemp Farming Act would exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana.
Kentucky Republican Rand Paul is co-sponsoring a similar bill in the U.S. Senate.
Massie, of northern Kentucky, says industrial hemp could be an important agricultural product for farmers. However, federal and state law enforcement are against its growth in the U.S.
Thomas Massie is co-sponsoring legislation that would require the federal government to honor state laws allowing hemp production.
The proposed Industrial Hemp Farming Act would exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana.
Kentucky Republican Rand Paul is co-sponsoring a similar bill in the U.S. Senate.
Massie, of northern Kentucky, says industrial hemp could be an important agricultural product for farmers. However, federal and state law enforcement are against its growth in the U.S.
Comments
Of course hemp farming should be allowed!!
The DEA's argument that marijuana growers would hide their plants in a hemp field is beyond absurd. The hemp plants would fertilize the marijuana plants and utterly ruin the marijuana crop. Putting her marijuana plants in a hemp field is the very LAST thing that a grower would want to do!
Legalize hemp production. We should NOT have laws that create more harm than good!
Jillian G.
November 28, 2012 at 12:24 pm
