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Should Minnesota Legalize Hemp Production?
Minnesota is among a number of states considering legalizing the growth of industrial hemp.
A pair of Minnesota legislators teamed up this week to introduce a bipartisan bill aimed at creating an industrial hemp production industry in the state. Reps. Phyllis Kahn (DFL-Minneapolis) and Mary Franson (R-Alexandria) introduced HF 736—also known as the "Industrial Hemp Development Act"—which aims to develop the use of industrial hemp to "improve the state's economy and agricultural vitality." Industrial hemp, as defined in the legislation, includes all parts and varieties of the plant Cannabis sativa L containing less than three-tenths percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Hemp plants can be used to create fabrics, plastics, paper, ropes and other merchandise. While it's perfectly legal to own, purchase or sell hemp products in the U.S…
Kevin_Hunt
9:30 am on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
You are comparing Thalidomide to industrial hemp? How bizarre. Industrial hemp does not cause birth defects. Neither does marijuana. 18 year olds are allowed to pilot tanks and get maimed by IED's in Iraq...perhaps they are old enough to be trusted with a beer if they sign up for the military? more ›