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Key Players in Maine's Legalization of Industrial Hemp Farming

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Sun, 01/24/2016 - 15:06

Maine is among many states legalizing industrial hemp farming in recent years. The crop was banned by the federal government several decades ago, because it's related to cannabis, which is used to make marijuana. However, hemp is not a drug and contains only a small amount of the ingredient that induces a high. Hemp is instead used in manufacturing, which required United States companies to import it from countries that do allow industrial hemp farming. 

Because of its value as a cash crop, states such as Maine have begun legalizing hemp for industrial purposes, with the following people supporting this effort. The state is one of the most recent to join the nationwide effort to legalize hemp farming, which gained momentum when the federal government eased restrictions with the 2014 Farm Bill.

1. Rep. Deborah Sanderson (R-Chelsea)
Rep. Deborah Sanderson authored LD 4, which made it legal to grow...

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