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Minnesota
Hemp
Bill
Progressing
3/19/99
5. Minnesota Hemp Bill Progressing
Marc Brandl,
[email protected]
In issue 76, the Week Online
reported that a bill had been introduced in the Minnesota legislature that
would allow experimental industrial hemp plots to be grown. On March
9th, the Senate passed SF0122 by a vote of 54-4.
Some daunting hurdles remain
before the bill can become law, however. The Minnesota house is controlled
by Republicans who voted against favorable hemp legislation in their party
caucus earlier this year. The bill also must be heard by the House
Crime Prevention Committee. The committee is headed by former police
officer Rep. Rich Stanek (R), who has voiced his strong opposition to hemp
in the past and who has the power to stall the bill indefinitely.
Chris Radatz, director of
governmental affairs for the Minnesota Farm Bureau told the WOL, "We support
research into both the harvesting and marketing aspects of hemp.
We had some concerns that this bill went beyond research and we expressed
those concerns but didn't lobby the bill directly."
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Issue #83, 3/19/99
Announcements | Institute of Medicine Report Confirms Marijuana's Medicinal Value | HEA Reform Bill Introduced in Congress | Rep. Rangel Seeks End to Cocaine Sentencing Disparities | Canada: Husband of Medical Marijuana User Arrested as Government Announces Clinical Trials, Possible Medical Exemption | Minnesota Hemp Bill Progressing | DPF Grant Deadline Coming Up | Editorial: IOM Report Leaves Only One Thing Left to Say
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