Press Conference on Industrial Hemp in Kentucky

Early morning 8/23/12, prior to the Kentucky's Annual Ham Breakfast at the State Fair, Agriculture Commissioner James Comer and US Senator Rand Paul held a press conference to announce their joint efforts to bring the legal production of Industrial Hemp back to Kentucky. They were joined by Ky. State Senators Joey Pendleton(D) and Dan Seum(R).

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[Liberty4Ever]

My octogenarian mom raised hemp as a girl in eastern Kentucky, as part of the Hemp For Victory program during WWII. It's long past time to have a new Hemp For Victory effort. It's ridiculous that the federal government is preventing Kentucky from growing hemp. We should stop begging the federal government and simply nullify their nonsensical hemp prohibition.

[Verator]

"Save a tree plant some hemp." Lol, awesome.

[donnyforte2]

Industrial Hemp... good for big business, good for big farming, good for big money.

The little man? Well, you'll just have to wait.

[LowerTheBoom1]

THANK YOU SENATOR PAUL FOR HAVING SOME COMMON SENSE! YOUR DADDY RAISED YOU RIGHT!

[saltyp123]

That would have been more effective if you said KY REVOLUTION not RESOLUTION...thanks for proving that most people in KY are a bunch Stumbo's

[David Penn]

let's stop trying to ban marijuana by breeding it out with so called industrial hemp, but instead, grow marijuana, and sell the buds for use of free thinking individual that understand the unconstitutional illegal laws are a mass hallucination caused by propaganda NOT MARIJUANA!!!, this way the government won't be carrying out domestic terrorism in violation of the Constitution of the United States and industrial hemp products can still be used for industrial purposes.

[God'sOwnPrototype]

THE KENTUCKY RESOLUTION BITCHES!!!! NULLIFY FEDERAL LAW AND GROW WHAT WE WANT THAT IS LIBERTY THAT IS FREEDOM!!!!

[UniversalSource]

I will definately be paying close attention to how this developes.

[hempbuilding]

There is definitely a change coming for the better. I hope to be part of it.

[Alvin Ambers]

HOO-RAH! It's been TOO LONG in coming, but this gives me hope for a measure that could, without exaggeration, revolutionize job creation in Kentucky. I have written to my representatives some time ago advocating for this. I won't hold my breath just yet, but it's especially encouraging seeing Rand Paul, who I have met personally and been impressed with, taking up a common sense MAJOR solution for Kentucky employment and general economy.