House members on May 4 voted 110 to 18 in favor of legislation, HF 1437, to authorize the state-sanctioned production of industrial hemp.
The measure now goes to the Senate for further consideration.
Last year, members of Congress approved language in the omnibus federal Farm Bill explicitly authorizing states to sponsor hemp research absent federal reclassification of the plant. Presently, 21 states have enacted legislation permitting licensed hemp cultivation in a manner that is compliant with this statute.
Please enter your zip code below to contact your Senate member and urge him/her to support this pending legislation. Additional information on marijuana law reform efforts in Minnesota is available from Minnesota NORML here.
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws – Advocacy Campaigns
