Hemp Legalization Bill Finally Passes Through Senate in Vermont
A bill has finally passed through the senate in Vermont that would allow hemp to be grown in the state.
The bill has been hanging around in one form or another for many years now. And the current version has taken three years to get it to it’s current state.
Sen. Dick Sears, D-Bennington, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee commented:
My concern with the bill is that it basically requires the federal government to agree with it, and the federal government is not going to agree with it, I don’t want our farmers having drug busters coming in from the feds and making an example. That’s been my concern about this all along. I understand the support for it, but we are still part of the United States. We’re sworn to uphold the Constitution.
After receiving over 150 letters and calls urging him to support the bill, Sen. Sears said he decided to move the bill through his committee after making an amendment to satisfy the above concern. This amendment requires the federal government to change the definition of marijuana. By doing so, there would be a clear distinction between hemp and marijuana.
Source: BenningtonBanner.com
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