Originally introduced by Representatives Jared Polis (D - CO), Thomas Massie (R - KY) and Earl Blumenauer (D - OR), the amendment allows State Agriculture Departments, colleges and universities to grow hemp, defined as the non-drug oilseed and fiber varieties of
Cannabis,
for academic or agricultural
research purposes, but it applies only to states where industrial hemp farming is already legal under state law.
Promote and support pre-clinical and clinical
research on the use of
cannabis and cannabinoids
for medical
purposes, with the aim of facilitating submissions of
cannabis - based products
for market authorization as drugs