Growing Hemp is Legal in KentuckyApril 10th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
After the recent introduction of bill SB 50, which received backing from Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, Kentucky Governor Beshear has announced he will take no action on the measure, which by default makes Kentucky the ninth U.S. state to allow growing of industrial hemp. Read More:Growing Hemp is Legal in KentuckyOut of the Weeds: Industrial Hemp Bill Passes in KentuckyMarch 28th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
Hemp advocates are rejoicing as Kentucky has passed legislation to allow the agricultural production of industrial hemp, which is currently classified as a Schedule 1 drug because of its relation to its psychoactive cousin, cannabis. Read More:Out of the Weeds: Industrial Hemp Bill Passes in KentuckyHas He Been Smoking Something? Senator Mitch McConnell Supports HempFebruary 3rd, 2013 - Jill EttingerIndustrialized hemp advocates received surprising support last week from Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), when the Senate Minority Leader endorsed the legalization of industrial hemp in his home state. Hemp, a close of relative of marijuana, does not contain the psychoactive compounds that make marijuana illegal in most of the country. Hemp is a diverse crop [...] Read More:Has He Been Smoking Something? Senator Mitch McConnell Supports Hemp |
