HR 1866 · 111th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009

Introduced 2009-04-02· Sponsored by Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.(2009-05-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of "marihuana." Defines "industrial hemp" to mean the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-nine tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that does not exceed 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. Grants a state regulating the growing and processing of industrial hemp exclusive authority, in any criminal or civil action or administrative proceeding, to determine whether any such plant meets that concentration limit.…

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Cosponsors (20)

16 Democrats4 Republicans