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(71,265 posts) Mon May 5, 2014, 01:08 PM May 2014

Lawmakers want NY to compete in the hemp industry

By Matthew Dondiego

Hoping to join a growing number of states beginning to explore the hemp industry, two state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would green light hemp farming in New York.

In February, President Barrack Obama signed into law the Agriculture Act of 2014, which allows for the growth and development of hemp by state departments of agriculture or authorized academic institutions.

"The farm bill opens a door for New York to begin taking advantage of this multi-use crop," said Donna Lupardo, the Assembly sponsor of the bill (A.9140/S.7047).

http://www.legislativegazette.com/Articles-Top-Stories-c-2014-05-05-87794.113122-Lawmakers-want-NY-to-compete-in-the-hemp-industry.html