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    Congress just voted to legalize hemp

    Congress just voted to legalize hemp


    The bill won’t legalize marijuana for recreational or medical uses, but allows non-psychoactive forms of cannabis.

    By German Lopez@germanrlopezgerman.lopez@vox.com Dec 12, 2018, 4:16pm EST


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    With a push from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Congress just voted to legalize hemp.

    Hemp is derived from the cannabis plant, but it doesn’t get you high. Instead, it’s typically used for its fiber to make all kinds of products — food, paper, cardboard, carpets, clothes, rope, and more.


    But hemp production and sales have historically been banned under federal drug laws that also prohibit marijuana. (You might see some hemp products in some places in the US, but those usually come from technically illegal sources, outside the country, or places that got narrow exceptions under recent pilot programs.) The bill passed by Congress won’t legalize pot for recreational or medical uses; it only deals with hemp.


    McConnell (R-KY), along with Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Ron Wyden (D-OR), introduced the bill earlier this year. It was wrapped into the broader farm bill, which mostly deals with agriculture subsidies and food assistance programs, and passed with that legislation.

    President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill into law.

    For McConnell, the hope is to make hemp a new source of jobs for his home state: He said earlier this year that he hopes hemp “can become sometime in the future what tobacco was in Kentucky’s past.” As Don Sergent reported for Kentucky news outlets, some farmers in the state are similarly hoping that hemp can make up for the losses they’re now seeing in tobacco as the nation has realized the health risks posed by cigarettes.

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    At a time when farm income is down and growers are struggling, industrial hemp is a bright spot of agriculture’s future. My provision in the Farm Bill will not only legalize domestic hemp, but it will also allow state departments of agriculture to be responsible for its oversight

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    As it stands, farmers face several barriers to growing hemp due to federal prohibition — including restricted access to banking, water rights, and crop insurance. The bill removes these restrictions, putting the US Department of Agriculture and state agencies in charge of regulations.

    There are already limited research and pilot programs for hemp, which McConnell backed in the past. And it’s actually already legal to sell hemp products — but cultivation is banned in most cases.


    Meanwhile, 10 states and Washington, DC, have legalized the psychoactive form of cannabis for recreational purposes, while 32 states have for medical uses.

    McConnell, however, has historically opposed those forms of legalization.

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    Ron Paul will be so happy. He worked on this bill and legalizing hemp for over 20 years. Thank you Mr. President. Finally, Americans can grow our own hemp instead of importing it. HURRAH!!!
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