NOTE: First plot sown in December 1999.
HB100: Calls for creation of industrial hemp research program to be administered by Dept. of Agriculture in conjunction with a university; creation of the Industrial Hemp Commission to monitor the research program; directs the adoption of federal rules and regulations; establishes an "industrial hemp program fund" to offset costs.
(NE) Nebraska -- -- LB273: Provides for cultivation of industrial hemp.
(NH) New Hampshire -- -- HB239 (Interim Study Subcommittee Work Session Status 2000): Permits the production of industrial hemp; requires licensing for a person or business entity wishing to grow and produce industrial hemp.
(OR) Oregon -- -- SB89: Permits production and possession of industrial hemp and trade in industrial hemp commodities and products; authorizes State Dept. of Agr. to administer licensing and inspection program for growers and handlers of industrial hemp; authorizes civil penalty not exceeding $2,500.
(VA) Virginia -- HJR94 (adopted 1999): Urges the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, the Director of the DEA, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to permit the controlled, experimental cultivation of industrial hemp in Virginia. HJR605 (offered/prefiled 1/10/01): Requesting the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the Department of Environmental Quality, and the Virginia State Police to develop guidelines for the growth and production of industrial hemp in Virginia.