California has just legalized industrial hemp, with the signing of Senate Bill 566 last month, and awaits word from the federal government, yet as recently as 2012, a congressman and Presidential candidate acknowledged to not even knowing what industrial hemp is (Source: SSDP youtube/watch?v=xQB61AUdmJw). This underlines the lack of exposure we have, as a nation, to this topic. Over the years, 18 states in total have passed laws allowing the legalization of hemp production, with support from those on the left (e.g.: Democrat Debbie Stabenow, who introduced Senate Bill 954 to respect state laws on hemp) and on the far right (e.g.: Republicans Rand Paul an Mitch McConnell, who pushed for a legalization provision in the farm bill this year). This appears to have completely snuck under the radars of both the media and the federal government, both of which have given the issue little attention. blog.sfgate/smellthetruth/2013/10/07/victory-for-hemp/
Posted on: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 22:25:30 +0000