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8 things you didn’t know about hemp

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 10/20/2015 - 08:45

Early last year, Congress passed a Farm Bill authorizing a wide range of federal agricultural programs.

Tucked away in that legislation was an amendment granting states and universities the right to research a plant that has long been banned from cultivation in the United States — hemp.

Hemp production was banned throughout the United States in 1937, with the passing of the Marihuana Tax Act. Two weeks ago, North Carolina’s House and Senate passed a bill that would legalize the production of industrial hemp in the state.

The Drug Enforcement Administration told PBS NewsHour it has granted several dozen permits to grow hemp in nine states.

The Drug Enforcement Administration told PBS NewsHour it has granted several dozen permits to grow hemp in 9 states including Kentucky. Graphic by Lisa Overton/PBS NewsHour Weekend

The Drug Enforcement Administration told PBS NewsHour it has granted several

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