Brown vetoes industrial hemp bill

[Upton]

Gov. Jerry Brown today vetoed legislation that would have permitted the cultivation of industrial hemp in California, though the Democratic governor didn't seem happy about it.

Senate Bill 676, by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, would have created an eight-year, pilot program for the cultivation of industrial hemp in Imperial, Kern, Kings and San Joaquin counties.

In a veto message, Brown said federal law considers industrial hemp to be a regulated, controlled substance, and that failure to obtain a federal permit would subject California farmers to federal prosecution.

"Although I am not signing this measure, I do support a change in federal law," Brown said in a veto message. "Products made from hemp - clothes, food, and bath products - are legally sold in California every day. It is absurd that hemp is being imported into the state, but our farmers cannot grow it."

Read more: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/10/jerry-brown-vetoes-industrial-hemp-pregnant-inmate-bills.html#ixzz1aNyWjjw4

You'd like to think the Democratic party was friendly to efforts such as this...apparently not.

[bemildred]

1. Tsk.

California law and Federal law are already in conflict.

[kat6594]

3. Indeed

A real shame

[roody]

2. Bad news.