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New Farm Bill Could Legalize Hemp

http://libertycrier.com/new-farm-bill-legalize-hemp/

The latest version of the farm bill allows certain farmers across the country to plant and sell hemp seed, a product related to marijuana.

The amendment to the farm bill, signed into a law by President Barack Obama in February allows states to authorize hemp-growing pilot programs, allowing for small-scale experimentation with the plant for industrial purposes

A variety of the cannabis plant closely related to marijuana, the hemp seed is currently illegal in the United States. The seed was banned in previous regulations in order to completely outlaw marijuana, or any crop associated with it.

Currently, any hemp seed imported into the United States must be sterile, and therefore, unusable for crop purposes.

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