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North Carolina Senate passes bill expanding hemp industry

By : AMANDA MORRIS
JUNE 17, 2019 6:10 PM
ASSOCIATED PRESS

RALEIGH, N.C. — Legislation designed to further develop North Carolina’s fast-growing hemp industry, increase agritourism and make it easier for industrial-scale hog farms to overhaul their open-air waste storage systems has cleared the state Senate.
The legislature’s annual “Farm Act” passed on Monday after floor debate by a 31-14 vote. It now goes to the House.

The bill’s proposed ban on smokable hemp in December 2020 has received a lot of attention during committee debates.

Smokable hemp doesn’t produce a high, but it looks and smells a lot like marijuana, which law enforcement says is a problem. Many hemp farmers in the state have previously spoken up against the ban and say smokable hemp can sell for as much as $1,000 per pound.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/sns-bc-nc-xgr--farm-act-smokable-hemp-20190618-story.html