Legislation Ending Hemp Prohibition Becomes Law in Connecticut
A bill to end hemp prohibition in Connecticut has become law without the governor’s signature. The measure was passed by the state’s Senate unanimously 36 to 0, and was approved by the state’s House of Representatives with a 142 to 2 vote.
The new law – which goes into effect on July 1st – ends hemp prohibition in its entirety, removing hemp from the state’s list of controlled substances. This allows farmers to cultivate the crop without needing to first receive a license from the state, meaning it would be treated like other agriculture commodities, such as tomatoes. According to an official summary of the bill, it “allows industrial hemp to be grown, used, and sold under state law”.
Once it was approved by the legislature, Governor Dannel Malloy was given the option of signing the bill into law, vetoing it, or allowing it to become law without his signature; he chose the latter.
The full text of House Bill 5780 can be found by clicking here.
– TheJointBlog