Although demand for wheat and corn will never go away, these reasons are why I'm bearish on grain farming... and
bullish on industrial hemp.
Senators Wyden, Paul, Merkley and McConnell Introduce Bipartisan Senate Companion Bill to H.R. 525, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act Historic Bills Promise Economic Opportunity by Removing Federal Restrictions
on Industrial Hemp Farming in the United States and Allowing States to Regulate the Crop
The AFBF position in favor of decriminalizing industrial hemp cultivation is an auspicious boon to the hemp legalization movement, as currently the House version of the Farm Bill contains an amendment to legalize university
research on industrial hemp in states that have removed barriers to the crop's production.
WASHINGTON, DC — Earlier this month, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a new
report on the industrial hemp marketplace and legislative efforts to allow hemp farming in the United States.
Vote Hemp's goal is to relieve California farmers of the over-reaching prohibition
on industrial hemp cultivation and reintroduce the crop to the state.
Please click here to download a PDF (540K) compilation of the
sections on industrial hemp from the three Annual Reports to see how the policy evolved during this time period just after hemp farming was reintroduced in Canada.
Support for state
action on industrial hemp farming is growing among U.S. manufacturers whose appetite for hemp fiber, seed and oil is fueling the increased demand.
The purpose of Section 7606 The U.S. House passed the hemp amendment to the Farm Bill in order to allow research to
begin on industrial hemp and determine whether commercial production of hemp would be beneficial for American farmers and businesses.
Congressional Research Service Report on Hemp In January of 2005, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a new report
on the industrial hemp marketplace and legislative efforts to allow hemp farming in the United States.
In February, Commissioner Johnson, along with agriculture commissioners from three other states, met with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officials in Washington, DC to explore acceptable
rules on industrial hemp farming.
The Farm Bureau's
position on industrial hemp demonstrates the widespread support among national farming organizations for a change in the federal government's position on hemp.
Vote Hemp Encourages Support for Proposed Amendment by Senator
Wyden on Industrial Hemp in the Farm Bill Amendment would Exclude Industrial Hemp from the Definition of Marihuana
Over the next four years, Rodale Institute will conduct a research
project on Industrial Hemp through two field trials, a Variety Trial and Weed Suppression Trial, and one greenhouse study.
«We are very pleased the Congressional Research Service has issued this report and hope that members of Congress will conclude from the research that the U.S. is falling behind other developed
nations on industrial hemp cultivation and technology,» says Eric Steenstra, President of Vote Hemp.
Department of Agriculture: Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture 1913 Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1914 There is a very nice section
on Industrial Hemp by Lyster H. Dewey.
Read Senator Wyden's press release Senators Seek to Lift Restrictions
on Industrial Hemp announcing the introduction of the Senate companion bill.
WASHINGTON, DC — The national, single - issue, non-profit advocacy group Vote Hemp applauds the new
resolution on industrial hemp that was adopted by delegates of the American Farm Bureau Federation at its 95th annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas last week, January 14, 2014.
Currently MotherHemp is
concentrating on Industrial Hemp textiles & manufacturing, cultivation of seed & fibre and supply of superior Industrial Hemp - derived products to the retail & wholesale markets.
If you'd like to learn more about Fine's
take on industrial hemp, there's another Q&A with him over at Grist, or you can read more about it at Chelsea Green, and the book is also available on Amazon as well.
This page provides the latest information on hemp legislation and regulations for those
working on industrial hemp in Mississippi.
To view a list of state
action on industrial hemp, as well as U.S. federal legislation and Canadian federal regulation & legislation information, please click here.
The U.S. House passed the hemp amendment to the Farm Bill in order to allow pilot programs and research to
begin on industrial hemp and determine whether hemp farming would be beneficial for American farmers and businesses.