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New hemp bill passes out of Assembly committee PDF Print E-mail
Written by Chris Conrad   
Wednesday, 08 February 2006

A bill was approved by the state Assembly Thursday to add California to the growing list of states out to legalize the cultivation of industrial hemp, a non-psychoactive cash crop relative of marijuana.

    “This makes sense,” said Leno, author of AB 1147. “It could provide an opportunity of great value to family farmers. This could be a bonanza of job growth.” This would be the first state bill to bypass the federal DEA licensing roadblock and offers huge potential to the state economy due to the myriad uses of hemp in products ranging from food and clothing to cars.


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Chris Conrad has studied cannabis (marijuana) since 1988. He has written two books on the topic and contributed to others. Familiar with numerous books and at least 100 scientific studies, such as federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and National Institute on Drug Abuse data. Reported on cannabis dispensaries for California legislators. Consults with government agencies. Testified at National Academy of Science, Institute of Medicine hearings. Regularly consults with physicians including some of the world’s foremost authorities on cannabis and patients as to their knowledge and experiences regarding cannabis. 

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