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New hemp bill passes out of Assembly committee |
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Written by Chris Conrad
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A bill was approved by the state Assembly Thursday to add California to
the growing list of states out to legalize the cultivation of
industrial hemp, a non-psychoactive cash crop relative of marijuana.
“This makes sense,” said Leno, author of AB 1147.
“It could provide an opportunity of great value to family farmers. This
could be a bonanza of job growth.” This would be the first state bill
to bypass the federal DEA licensing roadblock and offers huge potential
to the state economy due to the myriad uses of hemp in products ranging
from food and clothing to cars.
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