Did Alaska legalize industrial hemp along with recreational cannabis?

Alaska Dispatch News
DK wonders a few things: “How is hemp affected in the legalization of cannabis? Is hemp farming legal? Hypothetically, can I have a 5-acre hemp farm? Any information on the legality and reality of hemp cultivation/industrialization is welcomed.”

Well, sorry to bear disappointment, DK. Hemp is not yet legal to grow on a commercial scale in Alaska.
http://www.adn.com/article/20150415/did-alaska-legalize-industrial-hemp-along-recreational-cannabis

Proposed bill focuses on hemp industry framework

News Miner
Senate Bill 8 aims to take advantage of greater federal leniency to set up state regulations for the industry, including licensing of hemp growers and clarifies that hemp is separate from the recently legalized marijuana.
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/proposed-bill-focuses-on-hemp-industry-framework/article_0b1d6b18-cf9e-11e4-b367-1f2dd8613ace.html

Alaska Bill Would Effectively Nullify Federal Ban on Hemp Farming

Tenth Amendment
A bill set for introduction in the Alaska State Senate would allow the farming, production, and sale of industrial hemp in the state, effectively nullifying the federal prohibition on the same once put into effect.

Senate Bill 8 (SB8) was introduced by State Sen Johnny Ellis and would open up the industrial hemp market in Alaska if successfully passed.

SB8 would allow a licensed individual to “produce industrial hemp, including planting, growing, harvesting, possessing, processing, selling, or buying industrial hemp.” Those who did so would be protected from prosecution through an affirmative defense as long as they are in compliance with state law.
http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2015/01/alaska-bill-would-effectively-nullify-federal-ban-on-hemp-farming/

Pre-filed bill aims to make industrial hemp a cash crop in Alaska

Alaska Dispatch News
Will industrial hemp find a home in the Last Frontier?

A bill pre-filed Friday by Sen. Johnny Ellis, D-Anchorage, seeks to make hemp an agricultural crop in Alaska. Ellis had been considering proposing an industrial hemp bill for several years, he said, and after seeing bipartisan support for hemp in the U.S. Congress' 2014 Farm Bill, he decided to introduce legislation.
http://www.adn.com/article/20150112/pre-filed-bill-aims-make-industrial-hemp-cash-crop-alaska