Vermont Joins North Dakota in Voting for Industrial Hemp

June 9, 2008: Vermont’s Governor Jim Douglas made no announcement on his web site. But on May 29, Douglas decided against a veto. So Vermont’s “Hemp for Vermont” bill which won overwhelming support in the legislature is now law. (The bill passed in the state House 126 to 9 and 25 to 1 in the Senate). This means Vermont joins North Dakota as states endorsing industrial hemp – a crop still outlawed under federal rules. For the full story, Click Here.

Wausau Daily Herald OpEd Praises Industrial Hemp

June 7, 2008: An opinion piece by Jim Maas of the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin blasts current federal subsidies for farmers but singles industrial hemp out for praise. Maas writes that “Hemp has thousands of uses. Besides fibers for paper and textiles, it can be used for biodegradable plastics, health food and fuel. Hemp requires little to no pesticides, replenishes soil with nutrients and nitrogen, controls erosion of the topsoil and produces a lot of oxygen. The downside? Our government prohibits its use.”
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