Illinois Governor Signs Hemp Research Bill Into Law
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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has
signed House Bill 5085 into law, a proposal to allow universities and the state’s Department of Agriculture to study industrial hemp. The bill was passed unanimously in the state’s Senate in May, and was approved by the House shortly after with an 81 to 34 vote.
Under the new law, an institution of higher education and the state’s Department of Agriculture is authorized to cultivate hemp if their studying the growth, cultivation and marketing of the plant.
House Bill 5085 takes effect in January. The full text of the measure can be found by clicking here.
– TheJointBlog
