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AG Holder Pressed on DEA Use of NSA Intelligence

August 28th

WASHINGTON, DC — A group of Democratic senators and congressmen want Attorney General Eric Holder to answer questions about a Reuters report earlier this month revealing that the National Security Agency (NSA) supplied the DEA with intelligence information aimed not at fighting foreign terrorism, but at making drug cases in the US. Five Democratic senators and three […]

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No Hope for Hemp in Farm Bill Amendment

June 10th

WASHINGTON, DC — An attempt by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden to amend the pending farm bill to allow the nation’s farmers to grow industrial hemp has failed, as the amendment will not get a vote before the Senate considers the bill this week.

Sen. Wyden introduced the amendment in late May. The amendment would have exempted hemp from the definition of marijuana in the Controlled Substances Act, and would have required the federal government to respect state laws allowing the cultivation of industrial hemp.

Sen. Wyden said the amendment failed in part because of misconceptions about hemp in Congress and law enforcement, while advocates were unable to separate hemp from marijuana.

“Between the generational misconceptions about hemp within the Congress, continued opposition from the Drug Enforcement Agency, and no clear opportunity to vote on further Farm Bill amendments, the time is not yet ripe for industrial hemp,” Senator Wyden said in a public statement Thursday.

“Better organized advocacy on behalf of hemp, clearly separated from advocacy for cannabis,” Wyden said, “is vital to overcoming these obstacles. As we continue to build support and look for other avenues, state agricultural commissioners, farmers and business that would benefit from this legislation need to help get the facts out there an. . . . . READ MORE

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Federal Lawmakers to Vote on Hemp Amendment to Farm Bill

June 8th

WASHINGTON, DC — It is possible that, for the first time ever, the United States Senate will vote to approve industrial hemp cultivation in the coming days. Please take a moment of your time to encourage your Senator to support this measure. You can easily do so by clicking here.

Senator Ron Wyden has introduced an amendment to Senate Bill 3240, the Senate version of this year’s federal farm bill, that requires the federal government to respect state laws allowing the cultivation of industrial hemp. Hemp is a distinct variety of the plant species cannabis sativa that contains only trace (less than one percent) amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive compound in cannabis.

The amendment language mimics the “Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013,” which remains pending as stand-alone legislation in both the House and Senate but has yet to receive a legislative hearing. Senator Wyden’s provision to the Senate’s Farm Bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana. The measure grants state legislatures the authority to license and regulate the commercial production of hemp as an industrial and agricultural commodity.

“For me, what’s important is that people see, particularly in our state, there’s someone buying it at Costco in Oregon,” Senator Wyden previo. . . . . READ MORE

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Federal Lawmakers to Vote on Industrial Hemp Amendment to Farm Bill

May 25th

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WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Ron Wyden has introduced an amendment to Senate Bill 3240, the Senate version of this year’s federal farm bill, that requires the federal government to respect state laws allowing the cultivation of industrial hemp.

Hemp is a distinct variety of the plant species cannabis sativa that contains only trace (less than one percent) amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive compound in cannabis.

The amendment language mimics the “Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013,” which remains pending as stand-alone legislation in both the House and Senate but has yet to receive a legislative hearing. Senator Wyden’s provision to the Senate’s Farm Bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana.

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Nationwide Hemp Legalization Amendment Introduced for Farm Bill

May 24th

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WASHINGTON, DC — Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) Monday introduced an amendment to the omnibus farm bill to allow farmers to grow industrial hemp, the Huffington Post reported. The move picked up momentum the next day, when Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) said he would support, the Huffington Post reported separately.

Vote Hemp, a hemp industry group, has been urging supporters to lobby senators to add and support the amendment. There is an opening on the farm bill this year because it failed to pass last year.

“For me, what’s important is that people see, particularly in our state, there’s someone buying it at Costco in Oregon,” Wyden told the Post. “I adopted what I think is a modest position, which is if you can buy it at a store in Oregon, our farmers ought to be able to make some money growing it.”

Wyden wasn’t alone. The bipartisan amendment is cosponsored by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Rand Paul (R-KY).

On Tuesday, Sen. Leahy told members of the farm advocacy group Rural Vermont he would support the amendment, and a Leahy aide confirmed his support to the Post.

“We are optimistic that the hemp amendment to the farm bill will pass and be attached,” Tom Murphy, the national ou. . . . . READ MORE

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