Archive for January, 2015
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7 and 4 News
Two bills could create legal industrial hemp research in Michigan by Meghan Morelli Posted: 01.12.2015 at 7:31 PM http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1148338 Governor Rick Snyder has two bills on his desk that if approved would make it legal to grow industrial hemp in Michigan for research purposes. / upnorthlive.com
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Michigan Farm News
High time for hemp? January 27, 2015 Category: Crops by Paul W. Jackson https://www.michfb.com/MI/Farm_News/High_time_for_hemp/ Hemp seed is the product most in demand in hemp markets today. Mostly, it goes into health food and nutraceutical sectors, but new markets are under constant development. Photo courtesy of Hemp Industries Association. To the advocate, hemp is a cure-all. Health, economics, self-sufficiency. ...
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A Summary of the Michigan Industrial Hemp Law
PA 547 is the Industrial Hemp Research Act, allowing industrial hemp research. PA 548 puts the definition of "industrial hemp" in the Public Health Code and excludes it from the definition of marihuana. PA 547 allows the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) or a college or university in Michigan to grow and/or cultivate industrial hemp for agricultural ...
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What are HB 5439 and HB 5440?
Currently on Governor Rick Snyder's desk for signing, HB 5439 would allow the research of Industrial Hemp to be done by the Michigan Agriculture Department and "institutions of higher learning". Also awaiting approval, HB 5440 removes Industrial Hemp from the definition of marijuana under state law. The research ...
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Tell Governor to Sign Hemp Bills Into Law!
Governor Rick Snyder now has until January 18th to sign, veto, or let the industrial hemp bills die. Now is the time to ask him to sign them into law. MIHEMP is an organization of activists, so feel free to email, snail mail, text, billboard or Goodyear Blimp either this page or the following link. Together we can make this happen! The bills in ...
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Download MIHEMP's Auto Report: Hemp in the Automotive Industry
With imminent passage of HB 5439 and HB 5540, now is the best time for legislators and constituents to educate themselves on the many uses of Industrial Hemp.
