Florida Action Alert: Help Legalize Industrial Hemp, Support H271 and S554

Florida H271 and S554 would legalize industrial hemp for production, effectively nullifying the federal prohibition on the same. H271 must pass through the Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee and S554 must pass through the Senate Agriculture Committee before the bills can receive votes in their respective chambers. PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS to support these…

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Florida Action Alert: Help Legalize Industrial Hemp, Support HB271

Florida H271 would legalize industrial hemp for production, effectively nullifying the federal prohibition on the same. It must pass through the Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee before it can recieve a full vote and be approved. PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS to support this bill. 1. Call the Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Chair, Tom…

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Florida Bill Would Legalize Industrial Hemp, Nullify Federal Ban in Practice

TALLAHASSEE, FL. (Oct. 8, 2015) – Last week, a bill was filed in the Florida State House to authorize the farming, production, and sale of industrial hemp in the state, effectively nullifying in practice the unconstitutional federal prohibition on the same. Introduced on Oct. 1 by Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda (D-Tallahassee), House Bill 271 (H271)…

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