kenobi-wan-obi:

ecowatchorg:

President Obama Signs Farm Bill Legalizing Industrial Hemp Research

Vote Hemp, the nation’s leading grassroots hemp advocacy organization working to revitalize industrial hemp production in the U.S., is excited to report that President Obama has signed theFarm Bill which contains an amendment to legalize hemp production for research purposes.

The amendment allows State Agriculture Departments, colleges and universities to grow hemp, defined as the non-drug oilseed and fiber varieties of Cannabis, for academic or agricultural research purposes, but it applies only to states where industrial hemp farming is already legal …

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http://ecowatch.com/2014/02/07/president-signs-farm-bill-legalizing-hemp/

A great step in the right direction but this seems like a move to keep it safe while still not making much difference on the war on drugs.