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Making the Cannabis Industry SAFER for America

After nearly a decade of conversation and education on the Hill, the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee finally held a markup on the Secure and Fair Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act. Previously known as the SAFE Banking Act, the “R” was included to account for Sen. Jack Reed’s (D-RI) concerns with Section 10. The […]

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New Bill Aims to Fix Hemp Laws

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Patients are all too aware of how destructive the war against marijuana has been.  For reasons that defy logic marijuana has been treated like the “The Devil’s Smoke”.  Another unfortunate by product of the common senseless approach to marijuana has to do with its impact on hemp.  Even with low levels of THC that could not produce psychedelic effects, hemp production in the U.S. has been outlawed since the 1930s. Hemp offers so much potential and can be used in food, building materials, rope, paper and has many other practical uses.  Many analysts have wondered why our government has not altered hemp laws, especially in this struggling economy.

Fortunately a few elected officials are seeking to change this.   Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Rand Paul (R-KY), Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) are pushing for a bill to be passed that once again legalize hemp production and could help create jobs.  Senator Wyden said “Introducing this bill is the first step toward a common sense policy on hemp that helps create American jobs.  It is vital that all advocates for industrial hemp redouble their efforts tow in support in Congress if we are going to reestablish this economically important crop.”


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