Leno To Reintroduce Hemp Bill

[SHRED]

Let's hope Brown signs it...I have my doubts.
:)


Leno To Reintroduce Hemp Bill

California's sagging manufacturing and (non-cannabis-related) farming economies could be revitalized if a law allowing the state's farmers to grow hemp -- the only commodity that is legal for Americans to import, export, buy, sell and transport but not grow -- is passed, a lawmaker announced Saturday.

The bill, to be introduced this legislative session by State Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), has yet to be finalized but it is a redux of similar legislation, also introduced by Leno, that passed both chambers of the state Legislature in 2007. It was vetoed by then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

"It is crazy. It's only illegal when it's growing in the ground," Leno told the Appeal. "Allowing California farmers to grow hemp just makes sense."

With Jerry Brown in the governor's mansion, and the economy in the crapper, the bill could be a slam-dunk, Leno told the Appeal. Leno is close to securing a Republican co-sponsor, but can not yet name names, he said.

The bill's final language will reflect "my colleagues' comfort levels," said Leno, referring to nuances like county-by-county pilot programs and a "sunset" on the bill itself, which might assuage public safety-minded members of the Legislature.

MORE:
http://sfappeal.com/news/2011/01/leno-to-reintroduce-hemp-bill.php




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[Le Taz Hot]

1. Yessss!!!!!

Kick. I'm going to watch this VERY closely for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is to see what Brown does with it. Let's see how "liberal" Governor Anti-Prop. 19 really is. If he signs it, I'll take back all the cynical things I've ever said about him.

And thank you Leno for re-introducing it.