Industrial Hemp Farming Act

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007 is a step in restoring the hemp plant to it's rightful place in nature.

We've made nature illegal and wonder why we have a problem with the environment and our economy.

Hemp's 50,000 plus constructive uses will move dollars hand to hand and help us restore our land. Passage of this bill would open up a floodgate of opportunities for family farms, small businesses and others to put the green back into the American dollar.

Please support the sponsor and co-sponsors of this act. They are Hemp Heroes.

Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/13/2007)
Cosponsors (11)
Latest Major Action: 4/20/2007
Referred to House subcommittee.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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COSPONSORS(11), ALPHABETICAL

Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 2/13/2007
Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] - 2/13/2007
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 2/13/2007
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 2/13/2007 (He pushed the medical side this year)
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 2/13/2007
Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 2/13/2007
Rep Miller, George [CA-7] - 2/13/2007
Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46] - 3/15/2007
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 5/8/2007
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 2/13/2007
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 2/13/2007

Bill History

2/13/2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E339)

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2/13/2007:
Referred to House Energy and Commerce

2/14/2007:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

2/13/2007:
Referred to House Judiciary

4/20/2007:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Bill Text:

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007 (Introduced in House)

HR 1009 IH


110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1009
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 13, 2007
Mr. PAUL (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. STARK, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned


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A BILL
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.


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 `Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007'.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP FROM DEFINITION OF MARIHUANA.

Paragraph (16) of section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(16)) is amended--

(1) by striking `(16)' at the beginning and inserting `(16)(A)'; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

`(B) The term `marihuana' does not include industrial hemp. As used in the preceding sentence, the term `industrial hemp' means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that does not exceed 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.'.

SEC. 3. INDUSTRIAL HEMP DETERMINATION TO BE MADE BY STATES.

Section 201 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

`(i) Industrial Hemp Determination To Be Made by States- In any criminal action, civil action, or administrative proceeding, a State regulating the growing and processing of industrial hemp under State law shall have exclusive authority to determine whether any such plant meets the concentration limitation set forth in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (16) of section 102 and such determination shall be conclusive and binding.'.

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