Hemp Farming Act of 2018

Bill Number

HR 5485

Introduced

Apr 12, 2018

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Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, f ...

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Agricultural insurance Agricultural research Agriculture and Food Drug trafficking and controlled substances General Native American affairs matters Government studies and investigations State and local government operations

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Summary

Hemp Farming Act of 2018

This bill legalizes industrial hemp that has a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana) concentration of no more than 0.3% by removing it from schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. States and Indian tribes may regulate the production of hemp by submitting a plan to the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The bill also makes hemp producers eligible for the federal crop insurance program and certain USDA research grants.

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Apr 12, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
Apr 12, 2018

Introduced in House

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