[jocat]

so i read that the federal farm bill is back..so does it contain HEMP growing law change? i haven't seen any news specific to this, anyone know?

[k-s-p]

There is an amendment in the version that passed the House, however, it's uncertain if the bill will pass the Senate, and if it does, it's likely to be vetoed, for other reasons.

Farm Bill Passes House, Hemp Amendment Stays Intact

https://www.thedailychronic.net/2013/...-stays-intact/

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House of Representatives approved a revised version of the highly contested Farm Bill Thursday. Although representatives re-crafted the bill to remove provisions for food stamp funding, they left a hemp amendment intact.


U.S. House Passes Amendment to Protect State Rights to Grow Hemp for Research

https://www.thedailychronic.net/2013/...-for-research/

WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Jared Polis (D-CO), Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced an amendment to H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, the Farm Bill, that would allow colleges and universities to grow and cultivate industrial hemp in states where it is already legal without fear of federal interference. The amendment passed today by a vote of 225 to 200.