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Opening the floodgates of change, in February 2014, Pres. Barack Obama put pen to paper and signed the United States Farm Bill, which contained an amendment that legalized the industrial production of hemp for scientific research. Since then, a rush of more than 70 hemp bills have been cultivated by more than half the states throughout the country. Tripling the number of hemp related bills introduced during last year’s legislative session – and nearly doubling the number of hemp bills introduced during all of 2013.
Pushing forward and leading his fellow politicians out of the dark ages, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), was one of the first congressmen to see the light, and cultivate the industrial hemp amendment to the Farm Bill.
“It’s not just turning a corner, it’s turning a corner and running downhill,” Blumenauer said. “The case against industrial hemp production has always been flawed, but now three things are happening. One, we’ve been able to make some significant inroads in a variety of states that have already passed legislation easing [production]. Second, the actual amendment to the Farm Bill was a beacon. And third, we are just seeing [that] the ice dam that has been containing modernization of our marijuana laws generally is cracking.”
Hemp is the same species as marijuana — Cannabis sativa — but they are cultivated differently in order to enhance or diminish their THC properties, depending on the crop. Hemp contains little to no THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana associated with the “high” sensation.
Tapping into the demand for the fibrous plant, packed with potential uses, 12 states have so far legalized industrial hemp production – while another 20+ states have introduced legislation that, if passed, would fire up hemp production and research.
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