House and Senate lawmakers have voted 131 to 6 to override Governor Jay Inslee’s veto of Senate Bill 6206, which establishes limited licensed hemp production. The Governor had previously vetoed the bill, along with several others, in response to lawmakers’ failure to pass a comprehensive budget plan.
Senate Bill 6206 authorizes “the growing of industrial hemp as a legal agricultural activity” in accordance with federal legislation permitting such activity as part of a state-authorized program.
To date, 25 states have enacted legislation permitting licensed hemp cultivation in a manner that is compliant with this statute.
NORML thanks those of you who took the time to lobby lawmakers on behalf of this reform.
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National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws – Advocacy Campaigns
