MIHEMP Update
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Industrial Hemp bill introduced in US Senate
August 2, 2012 enator Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced S. 3501, the Senate companion bill to H.R. 1831, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011. Currently, federal regulations prohibit states, even if they have laws on the books allowing the growth of industrial hemp, from allowing farmers to use what he calls an "important crop". "There is government regulation on the books today that prevents America's farmers from growing industrial hemp, and what's worse is this regulation ...
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Oscoda County Passes Industrial Hemp Resolution!
6/14/2011 he Oscoda County Board of Commissioners has approved a resolution that prods lawmakers to ease restrictions on growing industrial hemp. The resolution brought forth by Everett Swift, the executive director of the Michigan Industrial Hemp Education and Marketing Project (MIHEMP) passed on a five to one zero vote. A pdf of the signed resolution is available here.
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NEMCOG Passes Industrial Hemp Resolution!
6/16/2011 he Northeast Michigan Council of Governments has approved a resolution that prods lawmakers to ease restrictions on growing industrial hemp. The resolution passed by an eleven to one vote. A pdf of the signed resolution is available here.
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Montmorency County Passes Industrial Hemp Resolution!
05/25/2011 he Montmorency County Board of Commissioners has approved a resolution that prods lawmakers to ease restrictions on growing industrial hemp. The resolution brought forth by Everett Swift, the executive director of the Michigan Industrial Hemp Education and Marketing Project (MIHEMP) passed on a four to one vote. A pdf of the signed resolution is available here.
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Presque Isle County Passes Industrial Hemp Resolution!
04/28/2011 he Presque Isle County Board of Commissioners has approved a resolution that prods lawmakers to ease restrictions on growing industrial hemp. The resolution brought forth by Everett Swift, the executive director of the Michigan Industrial Hemp Education and Marketing Project (MIHEMP) passed on a five to nothing vote. A pdf of the signed resolution is available here
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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.
