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Friday, April 26, 2019

Hemp Plant Protection

Update-MOhemp has started and received Level 2 approval for the process to certify and protect a strain of Hemp that has been growing in Missouri with the USDA.

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Congratulations MOhemp,

You have successfully completed the necessary requirements to upgrade your USDA eAuthentication account to Level 2 access. You now have the ability to conduct official electronic business transactions online with the USDA.

This strain of Hemp has been growing wild in Rural Missouri for many years. The Hemp strain maybe from when the USA government requested farmers to grow hemp long long long ago.

Could this stain of wild hemp be considered a Landrace
(Pure cannabis strains (also called landraces or purebreds) have developed in its natural environment and has never been crossed with any other strain but inbred through many, many generations. These varieties are very stable and present very few variations - if any - from one plant to another.) variety that may even go back to one of America's Founding Father Thomas Jefferson days?

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Its obvious that when Hemp was promoted on the $10 Bill this plant was important to the USA.

Something I learned from reading AMERICAN HEMP: The back of the original $10 Bill had a picture of farmers plowing #hemp! Happy #420day. I'm sure everyone in Canada is having the time of their lives right now. #amreading #Happy420 #cannabis #mmot #legalize #saturdaymorning pic.twitter.com/f1Vf3O3mH2
— Jesse Ventura (@GovJVentura) April 20, 2019

Jesse Ventura- The back of the original $10 Bill had a picture of farmers plowing #hemp

Here is where I learned about the USDA program that has updated the Plant Variety Protection system: Marketing New Plant Varieties by Protecting Plant Breeders' Innovations

Saturday, April 14, 2018

Hemp Farming Act 2018 Video and Transcripts

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McConnell Hemp Bill
McConnell Hemp Bill

By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Paul): S. 2667. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to provide for State and Tribal regulation of hemp production, and for other purposes; read the first time. Mr. McCONNELL.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2667 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Hemp Farming Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. HEMP PRODUCTION. The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Subtitle G--Hemp Production ``

SEC. 297A. DEFINITIONS. ``In this subtitle: ``(1) Hemp.--The term `hemp' means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. ``(2) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). ``(3) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Agriculture. ``(4) State.--The term `State' means-- ``(A) a State; ``(B) the District of Columbia; ``(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and ``(D) any other territory or possession of the United States. ``(5) State department of agriculture.--The term `State department of agriculture' means the agency, commission, or department of a State government responsible for agriculture in the State. ``(6) Tribal government.--The term `Tribal government' means the governing body of an Indian tribe. ``

SEC. 297B. STATE AND TRIBAL PLANS. ``(a) Submission.-- ``(1) In general.--A State or Indian tribe desiring to have primary regulatory authority over the production of hemp in the State or territory of the Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary, through the State department of agriculture (in consultation with the Governor and chief law enforcement officer of the State) or the Tribal government, as applicable, a plan under which the State or Indian tribe monitors and regulates that production as described in paragraph (2). ``(2) Contents.--A State or Tribal plan referred to in paragraph (1)-- ``(A) shall only be required to include-- ``(i) a practice to maintain relevant information regarding land on which hemp is produced in the State or territory of the Indian tribe, including a legal description of the land, for a period of not less than 3 calendar years; ``(ii) a procedure for testing, using post-decarboxylation or other similarly reliable methods, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration levels of hemp produced in the State or territory of the Indian tribe; ``(iii) a procedure for the effective disposal of products that are produced in violation of this subtitle; and ``(iv) a procedure to comply with the enforcement procedures under subsection (d); and ``(B) may include any other practice or procedure established by a State or Indian tribe, as applicable, to the extent that the practice or procedure is consistent with this subtitle. ``(3) Relation to state and tribal law.-- ``(A) No preemption.--Nothing in this subsection preempts or limits any law of a State or Indian tribe regulating the production of hemp, to the extent that law is consistent with this subtitle. ``(B) References in plans.--A State or Tribal plan referred to in paragraph (1) may include a reference to a law of the State or Indian tribe regulating the production of hemp, to the extent that law is consistent with this subtitle. ``(b) Approval.-- ``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after receipt of a State or Tribal plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall-- ``(A) approve the State or Tribal plan if the State or Tribal plan complies with subsection (a); or ``(B) disapprove the State or Tribal plan only if the State or Tribal plan does not comply with subsection (a). ``(2) Amended plans.--If the Secretary disapproves a State or Tribal plan under paragraph (1)(B), the State, through the State department of agriculture (in consultation with the Governor and chief law enforcement officer of the State) or the Tribal government, as applicable, may submit to the Secretary an amended State or Tribal plan that complies with subsection (a). ``(c) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide technical assistance to a State or Indian tribe in the development of a State or Tribal plan under subsection (a). ``(d) Violations.-- ``(1) In general.--A violation of a State or Tribal plan approved under subsection (b) shall be subject to enforcement solely in accordance with this subsection. ``(2) Negligent violations.-- ``(A) In general.--A hemp producer in a State or the territory of an Indian tribe for which a State or Tribal plan is approved under subsection (b) shall be subject to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph if the State department of agriculture or Tribal government, as applicable, determines that the hemp producer has negligently violated the State or Tribal plan, including by negligently-- ``(i) failing to provide a legal description of land on which the producer produces hemp; ``(ii) failing to obtain a license or other required authorization from the State department of agriculture or Tribal government, as applicable; or ``(iii) producing Cannabis sativa L. with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration [[Page S2125]] of more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. ``(B) Corrective action plan.--A hemp producer described in subparagraph (A) shall comply with a plan established by the State department of agriculture or Tribal government, as applicable, to correct the negligent violation, including-- ``(i) a reasonable date by which the hemp producer shall correct the negligent violation; and ``(ii) a requirement that the hemp producer shall periodically report to the State department of agriculture or Tribal government, as applicable, on the compliance of the hemp producer with the State or Tribal plan for a period of not less than the next 2 calendar years. ``(C) Result of negligent violation.--Except as provided in subparagraph (D), a hemp producer that negligently violates a State or Tribal plan under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to any criminal or civil enforcement action by the Federal Government or any State government, Tribal government, or local government other than the enforcement action authorized under subparagraph (B). ``(D) Repeat violations.--A hemp producer that negligently violates a State or Tribal plan under subparagraph (A) 3 times in a 5-year period shall be ineligible to produce hemp for a period of 5 years beginning on the date of the third violation. ``(3) Other violations.--If the State department of agriculture or Tribal government in a State or the territory of an Indian tribe for which a State or Tribal plan is approved under subsection (b), as applicable, determines that a hemp producer in the State or territory has violated the State or Tribal plan with a culpable mental state greater than negligence-- ``(A) the State department of agriculture or Tribal government, as applicable, shall immediately report the hemp producer to-- ``(i) the Attorney General; and ``(ii) in the case of a State department of agriculture, the chief law enforcement officer of the State; and ``(B) paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to the violation. ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. ``(f) Effect.--Nothing in this section prohibits the production of hemp in a State or the territory of an Indian tribe for which a State or Tribal plan is not approved under this section in accordance with other Federal laws (including regulations). ``

SEC. 297C. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES. ``The Secretary shall have sole authority to issue Federal regulations and guidelines that relate to the production of hemp, including Federal regulations and guidelines that relate to the implementation of section

297B.''. SEC. 3. FUNDING FOR HEMP RESEARCH. (a) Supplemental and Alternative Crops.--Section 1473D(c)(3)(E) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319d(c)(3)(E)) is amended by inserting ``(including hemp (as defined in section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946))'' after ``material''. (b) Critical Agricultural Materials.--Section 5(b)(9) of the Critical Agricultural Materials Act (7 U.S.C. 178c(b)(9)) is amended by inserting ``, and including hemp (as defined in section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946)'' after ``hydrocarbon-containing plants''.

SEC. 4. LEGITIMACY OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP RESEARCH. (a) In General.--Section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as subsections (b) and (a), respectively, and moving the subsections so as to appear in alphabetical order; (2) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), in the subsection heading, by striking ``In General'' and inserting ``Industrial Hemp Research''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(c) Study and Report.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of agricultural pilot programs-- ``(A) to determine the economic viability of the domestic production and sale of industrial hemp; and ``(B) that shall include a review of-- ``(i) each agricultural pilot program; and ``(ii) any other agricultural or academic research relating to industrial hemp. ``(2) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).''. (b) Repeal.--Effective on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940) is repealed.

SEC. 5. FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE. (a) Definition of Hemp.--Section 502(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(b)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11) as paragraphs (9) through (12), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: ``(8) Hemp.--The term `hemp' has the meaning given the term in section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.''. (b) Insurance Period.--Section 508(a)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``and sweet potatoes'' and inserting ``sweet potatoes, and hemp''. (c) Submission of Policies and Materials to Board.--Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(h)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)(B)-- (A) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) as subclauses (I) through (III), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (B) in the matter preceding subclause (I) (as so redesignated), by striking ``The Corporation shall'' and inserting the following: ``(i) In general.--The Corporation shall''; (C) in clause (i)(I) (as so redesignated), by inserting ``subject to clause (ii),'' before ``will likely''; and (D) by adding at the end the following: ``(ii) Waiver for hemp.--The Corporation may waive the viability and marketability requirement under clause (i)(I) in the case of a policy or pilot program relating to the production of hemp.''; and (2) in paragraph (3)(C)-- (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end; (B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ``(iv) in the case of reviewing policies and other materials relating to the production of hemp, may waive the viability and marketability requirement under subparagraph (A)(ii)(I).''. (d) Agricultural Commodity.--Section 518 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1518) is amended by inserting ``hemp,'' before ``aquacultural species''. (e) Research and Development Authority.--Section 522(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(b)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: ``(K) Waiver for hemp.--The Board may waive the viability and marketability requirements under this paragraph in the case of research and development relating to a policy to insure the production of hemp.''; and (2) in paragraph (3)-- (A) by striking ``The Corporation'' and inserting the following: ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the Corporation''; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(B) Waiver for hemp.--The Corporation may waive the marketability requirement under subparagraph (A) in the case of research and development relating to a policy to insure the production of hemp.''.

SEC. 6. CONFORMING CHANGES TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT. (a) In General.--Section 102(16) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(16)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``(16) The'' and inserting ``(16)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the''; and (2) by striking ``Such term does not include the'' and inserting the following: ``(B) The term `marihuana' does not include-- ``(i) hemp, as defined in section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946; or ``(ii) the''. (b) Tetrahydrocannabinol.--Schedule I, as set forth in section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)), is amended in subsection (c)(17) by inserting after ``Tetrahydrocannabinols'' the following: ``, except for tetrahydrocannabinols in hemp (as defined under section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946)''.

SEC. 7. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. Nothing in this Act authorizes interference with the interstate commerce of hemp (as defined in section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as added by section 2).

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Missouri looks to legalize industrial use of hemp

Missouri Farmers Lets Grow Hemp

Prеfіlеd on Dес. 1 fоr іntrоduсtіоn during thе 2016 legislative session bу Sеn. Brіаn Munzlіngеr (R-Wіllіаmѕtоwn), Sеnаtе Bіll 584 (SB584) ѕеtѕ uр thе frаmеwоrk tо еffесtuаtе a соmmеrсіаl hеmр fаrmіng рrоgrаm іn the state. It rеаdѕ, in раrt:

Industrial Hemp Seeds-MOhemp Energy

Industrial hеmр ѕhаll bе аn аgrісulturаl рrоduсt that іѕ ѕubjесt to rеgulаtіоn bу thе department оf аgrісulturе, including compliance wіth аn industrial hеmр рlаnt mоnіtоrіng ѕуѕtеm.

Anу grower and handler of industrial hemp ѕhаll obtain a license frоm thе dераrtmеnt. Grоwеrѕ аnd hаndlеrѕ еngаgеd іn thе рrоduсtіоn оf аgrісulturаl hеmр ѕееd shall аlѕо hаvе an аgrісulturаl hеmр ѕееd production реrmіt.

In оrdеr to operate an іnduѕtrіаl hеmр field lаwfullу under SB584, fаrmеrѕ wоuld be rеԛuіrеd tо hаvе thеіr сrорѕ іnѕресtеd by regulators tо insure thеу dо “nоt еxсееd three-tenths of оnе percent on a drу wеіght basis.” Fаrmеr wоuld also bе rеԛuіrеd tо рау “rеаѕоnаblе fееѕ as determined by thе dераrtmеnt [оf аgrісulturе] for thе purpose оf carrying out thе dutіеѕ оf the department.”

Sіnсе thе enactment оf thе unconstitutional fеdеrаl controlled-substances act in 1970, thе Drug Enfоrсеmеnt Agеnсу hаѕ еѕѕеntіаllу рrеvеntеd thе production оf hemp wіthіn thе Unіtеd Stаtеѕ. Whіlе thе аgеnсу сlаіmѕ thаt grоwіng іѕ not рrоhіbіtеd, іt аlѕо stipulates that grоwіng саn only be done with a DEA-іѕѕuеd lісеnѕе.

BEYOND FEDERAL PERMISSION

Eаrlу in 2014, Prеѕіdеnt Barack Obаmа signed a nеw fаrm bіll іntо lаw, which іnсludеd a рrоvіѕіоn allowing a hаndful оf states tо bеgіn limited rеѕеаrсh programs grоwіng hеmр. Thе “hemp аmеndmеnt”

…аllоwѕ Stаtе Agrісulturе Dераrtmеntѕ, соllеgеѕ and unіvеrѕіtіеѕ tо grow hеmр, dеfіnеd аѕ thе non-drug оіlѕееd аnd fіbеr vаrіеtіеѕ оf Cаnnаbіѕ, for асаdеmіс оr аgrісulturаl research рurроѕеѕ, but it applies only tо states whеrе industrial hemp farming is already lеgаl undеr state lаw.

In ѕhоrt, сurrеnt fеdеrаl lаw authorizes thе farming of hеmр – bу research іnѕtіtutіоnѕ оnlу, fоr rеѕеаrсh оnlу. Fаrmіng for соmmеrсіаl рurроѕеѕ by individuals аnd buѕіnеѕѕеѕ іѕ ѕtіll рrоhіbіtеd. Thе Mіѕѕоurі bіll rеjесtѕ thіѕ рrоhіbіtіоn and authorizes соmmеrсіаl fаrmіng and production аnуwау.

OTHER STATES

Bу rejecting any need for fеdеrаl аррrоvаl, SB584 would set thе ѕtаgе tо nullify thіѕ fеdеrаl ban in рrасtісе. Passage would jоіn Mіѕѕоurі with other states – іnсludіng Cоlоrаdо, Orеgоn, South Cаrоlіnа, Cоnnесtісut, Mаіnе, Nоrth Dаkоtа аnd Vеrmоnt – thаt have раѕѕеd ѕіmіlаr mеаѕurеѕ.

Fаrmеrѕ in SE Colorado ѕtаrtеd harvesting thе рlаnt іn 2013, аnd fаrmеrѕ іn Vermont bеgаn hаrvеѕtіng іn 2014, еffесtіvеlу nullіfуіng fеdеrаl rеѕtrісtіоnѕ оn ѕuсh agricultural асtіvіtіеѕ. On Feb. 2, thе Oregon hemp industry оffісіаllу opened for buѕіnеѕѕ and one wееk later, thе fіrѕt lісеnѕе went tо a ѕmаll nоn-рrоfіt group. Laws раѕѕеd last уеаr in Tеnnеѕѕее аnd Sоuth Cаrоlіnа, аnd thіѕ уеаr in Nоrth Dakota, Cоnnесtісut аnd Maine, all legalize hemp even thоugh the federal gоvеrnmеnt соnѕіdеrѕ this рlаnt іllеgаl.

“Whаt thіѕ gets down tо іѕ the роwеr оf the people,” ѕаіd Mike Mаhаrrеу of thе Tеnth Amеndmеnt Cеntеr. “Whеn еnоugh реорlе tеll the feds to роund ѕаnd, thеrе’ѕ nоt much D.C. саn dо tо соntіnuе their unconstitutional рrоhіbіtіоn on thіѕ рrоduсtіvе plant.”

HUGE MARKET FOR HEMP

According to a 2005 Cоngrеѕѕіоnаl Rеѕеаrсh Service rероrt, thе U.S. is thе оnlу dеvеlореd nation that hasn’t dеvеlореd an іnduѕtrіаl hеmр crop for есоnоmіс рurроѕеѕ.

Exреrtѕ ѕuggеѕt thаt the U.S. mаrkеt fоr hеmр іѕ аrоund $600 mіllіоn реr уеаr. They count аѕ mаnу аѕ 25,000 uѕеѕ for іnduѕtrіаl hemp, іnсludіng food, соѕmеtісѕ, plastics аnd bio-fuel. Thе U.S. іѕ currently the wоrld’ѕ #1 іmроrtеr of hеmр fiber for vаrіоuѕ products, wіth China аnd Canada асtіng аѕ the tор twо еxроrtеrѕ іn the world.

During Wоrld Wаr II, thе Unіtеd Stаtеѕ mіlіtаrу rеlіеd heavily on hеmр products, whісh rеѕultеd in thе fаmоuѕ саmраіgn аnd government-produced film, “Hеmр fоr Vісtоrу!”.

SB584 іѕ аn essential first ѕtер tоwаrd hеmр frееdоm іn thе ѕtаtе оf Mіѕѕоurі. It has уеt tо be аѕѕіgnеd tо a committee аt thе рrеѕеnt mоmеnt, аnd wіll be соnѕіdеrеd durіng the nеxt legislative уеаr.