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Hawaii Bill Would Authorize Commercial Hemp Production Despite Federal Prohibition

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:December 13, 2017
Post category:Hawaii Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center

HONOLULU, Hawaii (Dec. 13, 2017) – The Hawaii Senate will take up a bill in the 2018 legislative session that would expand the state’s industrial hemp program and authorize commercial production of the crop. Passage of the bill would spur development of a hemp industry in the Aloha State and set the foundation to end federal prohibition…

Hawaii Bills Would Legalize Industrial Hemp; Foundation to Nullify Federal Prohibition

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:January 29, 2017
Post category:Hawaii Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center

HONOLULU, Hawaii, (Jan. 29, 2017) – Bills introduced in the Hawaii legislature would legalize industrial hemp production in the state, setting the stage to nullify federal prohibition of the plant in practice. A coalition of five Democrat senators introduced Senate Bill 163 (SB163) on Jan. 20. The legislation would remove industrial hemp from the state’s…