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Despite a decades-long federal ban on the production of hemp, in recent years several states, including Oregon, have begun legalizing hemp cultivation for industrial purposes. This is because while hemp is related to cannabis, the plant marijuana is made from, it does not have the same high-inducing properties. Instead, it is used to make several types of goods, and has been for centuries.
United States manufacturers previously imported hemp from countries that didn't have a ban on it, but now some states permit local growing of the plant. With the passage of the 2014 Farm Bill, the federal government also allows limited cultivation of the crop. In Oregon, the following people were instrumental in legalizing and implementing hemp production in the state.
1. State Sen. Floyd Prozanski
Sen. Floyd Prozanski sponsored Senate Bill 676, passed in 2009, which legalized industrial hemp farming in Oregon. After the bill was...
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