Kentucky Legalizes Hemp

[USA2016]

Hey guys, I'm new on the site and I really love it! Wanted to let all you know I know some people who live in Kentucky and was SHOCKED to find out they legalized hemp the other night. The senators are gonna apparently lobby the Feds for a waiver to start growing it.

[Mal420xl]

you do understand that is industrial hemp right? it isnt mj

[Shovelhandle]

Great news! Vermont had a hemp law passed years ago. But it depends on the feds to ok it first. With the present hemp/cannabis climate in this state I would expect to see this go forward and have farmers planting soon. I can hardly wait and see where and when hemp is grown and products manufactured.

[boaz]

Kentucky Industrial Hemp Legislation Becomes Law Without Governorâ??s Signature


by Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director April 5, 2013

On Friday, April 5th, Governor Steve Beshear of Kentucky stated that he will let Kentuckyâ??s industrial hemp measure become law without his signature. Gov. Beshear had expressed concerns that marijuana growers could hide their illegal growing operations with hemp plants. Despite his concerns, he allowed the measure to become law without his signature and did not veto the legislation.

House and Senate lawmakers passed an amended version of Senate Bill 50, â??An Act relating to industrial hempâ?�, in March during the final hours of the 2013 legislative session. Noting that â??public pressure to pass the bill helped achieve the last-minute deal.â?�

After the bills approval by the state legislature, Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer stated that â??by passing this bill, the General Assembly has signaled that Kentucky is serious about restoring industrial hemp production to the commonwealth and doing it in the right way. That will give Kentuckyâ??s congressional delegation more leverage when they seek a federal waiver allowing Kentucky farmers to grow hemp.â?�

Kentucky is now the ninth state to have passed a law allowing for farmers to cultivate industrial hemp. Hemp cultivation is still prohibited by the federal government, so until the feds alter their current policy, it is unlikely that Kentucky farmers will begin to grow this crop. Of the eight states who previously approved industrial hemp legislation, only Hawaii has received a federal waiver allowing them to grow an acre of hemp for research purposes.

Federal legislation, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana is currently pending in the US Senate and House of Representatives and has been sponsored by prominent politicians such as Senators Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell. You can click here (http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/51046//p/dia/action3/common/public/index.sjs?action_KEY=9865) to write your federal officials in support of this legislation.


Kentucky Industrial Hemp Legislation Becomes Law | NORML Blog, Marijuana Law Reform (http://blog.norml.org/2013/04/05/kentucky-industrial-hemp-legislation-becomes-law-without-governors-signature/)

[tlranger]

[quote=Shovelhandle]Great news! Vermont had a hemp law passed years ago. But it depends on the feds to ok it first. With the present hemp/cannabis climate in this state I would expect to see this go forward and have farmers planting soon. I can hardly wait and see where.
Hemp should knock the outdoor growers in the head, I think probably the one way to beat us.

[Mal420xl]

Hemp should knock the outdoor growers in the head, I think probably the one way to beat us.
??? lol youre awesome ranger, i love your posts :)

[tlranger]

I just think that if the feds ever wise up, they legalize hemp and turn the tables on us plant it every where, hippies are to lazy to do eradication, that kills outdoor supply, what's left is heavy controlled indoor for users or seedy outdoor(like the old days)

[Mal420xl]

feds wise up??? hmm isnt that an oxymoron? i dont think we have to worry about that my man. they havent gotten any wiser in the 200+ years our country has been around

[tlranger]

feds wise up??? hmm isnt that an oxymoron? i dont think we have to worry about that my man. they havent gotten any wiser in the 200+ years our country has been around

Very true wise one! Sometimes think in terms of worst case, am old pot grower. But it's about the money in the end.

[tlranger]

The only other political thing I'll comment on is that political signs that have wire frame, will make 3 great plant stakes!!

[rollzone]

hello. the article pointed out that Senators Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell were bolstered by public pressure. these two Senators are fighting the good fight against "marijuana" prohibition, and although the numbers are in the favor of a public majority overwhelming policy over the coming decade- many of us do not have a decade of life to wait... please join the outcry by contacting your state representatives, and vocally support legalization- as every voice makes a difference in these times of political paranoia over job security. just five independent phone calls to an office can make a difference on where a representative stands, and together we can bring an end to prohibition and the war on "marijuana", during this next election cycle. thanks to Senators Paul and McConnell, and the ranks willing to join in their fight. 4/20 pm every day:smokin:

[tlranger]

I only hope that if your one that needs, to make a difference in your life, your not waiting for the govt!!

[Hotshot123]

Wouldn't that open up the illegal practice of making Bubble hash, if they legalize Hemp? There are some thc in small amounts in the hemp plants. Good luck, and happy growing.

[rollzone]

hello. I have a shirt made from hemp, but it was made in another country. Go Kentucky :thumbsup: !

[boaz]

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