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A group of bipartisan senators introduced a bill on Thursday that would exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced the bill, which has three co-sponsors —Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.).

S. 3501 would amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that hemp is not a drug, despite being part of the marijuana plant family. Hemp has much lower levels of THC, the chemical in marijuana plants that make people high.

Wyden tried to offer an amendment doing the same thing to the Senate passed farm bill in June, but it was ruled non-germane by leadership.

“I firmly believe that American farmers should not be denied an opportunity to grow and sell a legitimate crop simply because it resembles an illegal one,” Wyden said. “Raising this issue has sparked a growing awareness of exactly how ridiculous the U.S.’s ban on industrial hemp is. I’m confident that if grassroots support continues to grow and Members of Congress continue to hear from voters then common sense hemp legislation can move through Congress in the near future.”


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A group of bipartisan senators introduced a bill on Thursday that would exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced the bill, which has three co-sponsors —Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.).

S. 3501 would amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that hemp is not a drug, despite being part of the marijuana plant family. Hemp has much lower levels of THC, the chemical in marijuana plants that make people high.

Wyden tried to offer an amendment doing the same thing to the Senate passed farm bill in June, but it was ruled non-germane by leadership.

“I firmly believe that American farmers should not be denied an opportunity to grow and sell a legitimate crop simply because it resembles an illegal one,” Wyden said. “Raising this issue has sparked a growing awareness of exactly how ridiculous the U.S.’s ban on industrial hemp is. I’m confident that if grassroots support continues to grow and Members of Congress continue to hear from voters then common sense hemp legislation can move through Congress in the near future.”


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This would be great and I do support this.


That being said it will never pass.

It grows wild in Illinois, Iowa and into Nebraska along I 80. It is left over from WWII when the government planted it. They have spent millions trying to eradicate it because of the "drug problem" it represents.

It grows along fence rows in corn fields, along railroad tracks and in ditches. It is even called ditch weed. people would harvest it at one time to mix with real weed as a filler. You could smoke that shit until the cows come home and not get the slightest buzz. It has 0 potential as a drug. It has huge ass seeds and little red worms in it. If you used 100 tons of it and made that into a drop of hash oil it would not get you high.

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It grows wild in Illinois, Iowa and into Nebraska along I 80. It is left over from WWII when the government planted it. They have spent millions trying to eradicate it because of the "drug problem" it represents.

It grows along fence rows in corn fields, along railroad tracks and in ditches. It is even called ditch weed. people would harvest it at one time to mix with real weed as a filler. You could smoke that shit until the cows come home and not get the slightest buzz. It has 0 potential as a drug. It has huge ass seeds and little red worms in it. If you used 100 tons of it and made that into a drop of hash oil it would not get you high.

it grows wild in kansas too. it has many uses and doesn't strip the soil of nutrients like cotton or tobacco plants. imo the only reason it is illegal is because of big industry.