Michigan Senate Passes Bill 5440 Hemp For Research

[robertou812]

The Michigan Senate passed HB5440 and HB5439 on Dec 17, 2014.  A bill excluding industrial hemp from the controlled substances act when used for research.  Now on to the Governor.

 

HB5440

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/%28S%28aaaedt45zqzvep45lmur0w55%29%29/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=2014-HB-5440

 

HB5439

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/%28S%28aaaedt45zqzvep45lmur0w55%29%29/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=2014-HB-5439

 

Bob

Edited December 18, 2014 by robertou812

[t-pain]

i dont get why they limit it to university and college.

 

when can the farmers grow the hemp?

 

waste of time... what more are you going to research?? it grows like a weed, doesnt require fertilizer, birds love it. makes food, fiber , oil and a million other things. and you can EAT IT.

[Norby]

And we've grown it before.  The remnants are still wild in many states.

[bobandtorey]

This one is in W,VA

(2) "Industrial hemp" means all parts and varieties of the plant cannabis sativa L. containing no greater than one percent tetrahydrocannabinol; and

(3) "Marijuana" means all plant material from the genus cannabis containing more than one percent tetrahydrocannabinol or seeds of the genus capable of germination.

 

§19-12E-9. Defense for possession or cultivation of marijuana.

     (a) It is a complete defense to a prosecution for the possession or cultivation of marijuana pursuant to the provisions of article four, chapter sixty-a of this code that defendant was growing industrial hemp pursuant to the provisions of this article.

     (b) This section is not a defense to a charge of criminal sale or distribution of marijuana as defined in chapter sixty-a of this code which does not meet the definition of industrial hemp.

Edited December 18, 2014 by bobandtorey

[medmanmike]

The Michigan Senate passed HB5440 and HB5439 on Dec 17, 2014.  A bill excluding industrial hemp from the controlled substances act when used for research.  Now on to the Governor.

 

HB5440

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(aaaedt45zqzvep45lmur0w55))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=2014-HB-5440

 

HB5439

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(aaaedt45zqzvep45lmur0w55))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=2014-HB-5439

 

Bob

Inch by inch, slowly but surely, the tide continues to change.

[Chauncy Gardner]

This one is in W,VA

(2) "Industrial hemp" means all parts and varieties of the plant cannabis sativa L. containing no greater than one percent tetrahydrocannabinol; and

(3) "Marijuana" means all plant material from the genus cannabis containing more than one percent tetrahydrocannabinol or seeds of the genus capable of germination.

 

§19-12E-9. Defense for possession or cultivation of marijuana.

     (a) It is a complete defense to a prosecution for the possession or cultivation of marijuana pursuant to the provisions of article four, chapter sixty-a of this code that defendant was growing industrial hemp pursuant to the provisions of this article.

     (b) This section is not a defense to a charge of criminal sale or distribution of marijuana as defined in chapter sixty-a of this code which does not meet the definition of industrial hemp.

I wonder how they know the difference between hemp seeds and the greater-than-one-percent cannabis seeds?