Industrial hemp bill passes Kentucky House and Senate, Rand Paul pledges assistance from Capitol Hill
In a follow-up to a story last month, the Kentucky state Legislature passed Kentucky Senate Bill 50, which would set up a framework to regulate industrial hemp in Kentucky, according to Bloomberg News report today. Public More...
Kentucky hemp bill approved unanimously in Senate committee, Sen. Rand Paul and former CIA director James Woolsey testify
Today, a Senate bill to legalize the growing of hemp cruised though the Kentucky Senate agriculture committee without opposition, and not the bill, SB 50, sponsored by Sen. Paul Hornback will head to the Senate More...
Kentucky: Mitch McConnell joins Rand Paul on allowing the production of industrial hemp
Kentucky Senator and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has joined the junior Senator in the state on sharing the viewpoint that industrial hemp is a positive thing for Kentucky’s economy. Photo/Congressional More...
Rand Paul to co-sponsor Industrial hemp amendment
Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky has joined Democratic Senator Ron Wyden from Oregon to co-sponsor the “Industrial hemp amendment” (S.AMDT.2220) to the Farm Bill (S.3240). Industrial More...