The Daily Chronic
The North Dakota state Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday to give
final approval to a bill authorizing the farming, production, and sale
of industrial hemp in the state.
The Senate voted 46-1 Monday to approve House Bill 1436, which passed 87-5 in the House last month, sending the bill to the desk of Gov. Jack Dalrymple.
HB 1436 sets up the framework for state agriculture officials to
establish a hemp farming program in the state, and eliminates any need
for federal approval for the program to begin. The bill reads, in part:
“A license required by this section is not conditioned on or subject to
review or approval by the United States drug enforcement agency.”
http://www.thedailychronic.net/2015/41642/north-dakota-lawmakers-vote-to-legalize-industrial-hemp/
Tenth Amendment
By a unanimous 13-0 vote yesterday, a North Dakota state House
committee approved a bill that would authorize the farming, production,
and sale of industrial hemp in the state, effectively nullifying the
federal prohibition on the same.
Introduced by Reps. David Monson and Alan Fehr and Sen. Tom Campbell, House Bill 1436 (HB1436)
not only sets up the framework to effectuate a commercial hemp farming
program in the state, it expressly rejects any need for federal approval
before growing hemp in the state. It reads, in part: “A license
required by this section is not conditioned on or subject to review
or approval by the United States drug enforcement agency.”
http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2015/02/north-dakota-house-panel-votes-13-0-to-legalize-hemp-farming-effectively-nullify-federal-ban/
