Industrial hemp to be treated as commodity not drug. The United States federal government may not be ready to sanction marijuana use, but a new agriculture bill is set to legalize preliminary stages of hemp production in states that allow the practice. A new farm bill, passed by Congress on Tuesday, would allow universities and state ... MORE
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Feds Make First Step Towards Hemp Legalization
Industrial hemp to be treated as commodity not drug. The United States federal government may not be ready to sanction marijuana use, but a new agriculture bill is set to legalize preliminary stages of hemp production in states that allow the practice. A new farm bill, passed by Congress on Tuesday, would allow universities and state ... MOREMitch McConnell & Rand Paul Join Forces To Legalize Hemp
Push to legalize industrial hemp is gaining steam. Supporters of industrial hemp gained a powerful ally in Washington several weeks ago when Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) joined fellow Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul and Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) as a co-sponsor of S.359, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act ... MOREMike Riggs: The Pot Reform Movement Picks Up Speed
Four more states to reform pot laws in 2013. It's been only two months since Washington and Colorado voters
legalized recreational marijuana, but the advocates who raised
millions to pass Amendment 64 and Initiative 502 aren't wasting
time celebrating. In addition to helping craft the rules and
regulations in the Centennial and Evergreen ... MORECampaign To Legalize Pot Gets High-Profile GOP Support
by Gene Johnson. The campaign to legalize and tax marijuana for adults in Washington state is rolling as next month's vote approaches, with more than $1 million in new contributions reported since last week and a surprising endorsement Wednesday from Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Michael Baumgartner. The money, most of it from retired ... MORELourdes Garcia-Navarro: Medical Pot Use Sprouting In Israel
Israel is a world leader in the use of medical marijuana. More than 10,000 patients have received government licenses to consume the drug in order to treat ailments such as cancer and chronic pain. But while the unorthodox treatment has gained acceptance in Israel, it still has its critics. Susan Malkah breathes in the cloud of smoke from a plastic ... MOREVIDEO: End the War on George Washington's Favorite Crop
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