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MI HR0314
Resolution
Status
7/28/2010
Primary Sponsor
Lesia Liss
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AI Summary
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Industrial hemp (non-drug cannabis varieties with less than 0.3% THC) should be recognized as a valuable agricultural commodity distinct from marijuana.
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The 1970 Controlled Substances Act explicitly excludes non-psychoactive industrial hemp, and the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs exempts cannabis cultivation for industrial purposes.
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American companies import millions of dollars worth of hemp products annually while farmers in over 30 countries produce industrial hemp without restriction, denying U.S. farmers economic opportunity.
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Industrial hemp production could create thousands of jobs and economic growth in Michigan and Detroit by utilizing vacant land for farming and processing over 25,000 potential hemp products.
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Congress and the DEA are urged to allow Michigan to regulate industrial hemp farming under state law without requiring federal applications, licenses, or fees.
Legislative Description
A resolution to memorialize Congress and the administration to recognize industrial hemp as a valuable agricultural commodity and to take certain steps to remove barriers in order to encourage the commercial production of this crop.
Controlled Substances Act
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Commerce
7/28/2010