Wyden Intro's Farm Bill Amendment Allowing Farmers to Grow Industrial Hemp

June 13, 2012: Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) introduced an amendment to the Farm Bill allowing farmers to grow industrial hemp.

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[jabariabramson]

Grow hemp, grow profits.

[TSHRED56]

I respectfully disagree Senator Wyden. It is my experience that "most" of your colleagues are in the hip pockets of big oil and big pharma among other mega corpoRATe dollars that have a vested in not allowing hemp to compete with their petro-synthetic poisons.

[chipoltesauce]

Thank you Senator Wyden for speaking firmly and clearly for appropriate "Tangible Job Solutions" Now!! We must allow our complex ecological forests to heal and be the Earth's greatest Carbon Sink and Oxygen Producer that it is. Envision "Hemp Forests" not "Forest Farms", for it takes decades for our Forests to become a whole and healthy Ecosystem.

[Cama Zotz]

what happened with this bill

[jason Davies]

some of the most famous and knowledgeable people used cannabis. Wouldn't have the iPad or Ipod if it wasn't for Steve jobs getting high!!! and what's the deceleration of independence about if you cant experiment with your own conciousness it wasn't worth the hemp it was written on!!

[Jonfonya]

Hemp goes against the Global Elites plan for slavery

[Michael Moore]

They're more than in their hip pocket. They're right up their ass holes!

[Michael Moore]

Actually Industrial Hemp has been legal in Oregon, (as far as state law goes), since 2006. Along with 8 other states. The only thing that's required for farmers to grow it, is a tax stamp. BUT to get that tax stamp, requires approval by the DEA, and EVERY TIME a farmer applies for it, the DEA COMPLETELY IGNORES that request!

[bigbabyzubas]

did this work out yet? im not sure where to find updates on the status of this bill.



[uwannaiguana]

I'm sure farmers who lost their livelihood to Reagan and Big Farm; Inc love the idea! What a boost it would be for the military complex, they've already shown their "favor" of alternate fuels/energy. That means we really must end our dependence on big oil and big coal, which can be done, but in no immediate time frame. And don't get me going on Medicinal! Time to break off n' enjoy some more of this "Mango"!

[Barskor1]

One it makes money for a sector they want dead the small farmer. Two it infringes on their construct the power of government and that it can't be wrong. Three it does not wast money or enhance the personal power of those already in power. Four were are the kick backs the lobby money the graft the nepotism of putting my son in law on your board of directors making hundreds of thousands of dollars for nothing?

In short You did not pay the whore fore her time.

[supersticky87]

Thank you for this Sir! Keep this up and you will have my vote and support!