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Hemp bill returns to California legislature |
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Written by Dale Gieringer, Ph.D
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Wednesday, 18 April 2007 |
A bill to authorize regulated cultivation of industrial hemp as an agricultural commodity has been introduced in the California legislature by Assemblymen Mark Leno (D-SF).
The bill, AB 684, is cosponsored by Republicans Chuck DeVore (Irvine), Anthony Adams (Hesperia) and Sen. Tom McClintock (Thousand Oaks), as well as by Democrat Patty Berg (North Coast).
AB 684 is modeled on a bill that passed the legislature last year but was vetoed by Gov. Schwarzenegger. It would permit cultivation of hemp containing no more that 0.3 percent THC. Manufacturers would be required to test their crop through a DEA-licensed lab.
Letters in support of AB 684 can be sent to the legislature via the Cal. NORML website: canorml.org.
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Dale Gieringer, Ph.D |
| About the author: |
|  Dr. Dale Gieringer received his Ph.D. at Stanford on the topic of DEA drug regulation. He is the author of articles on marijuana and driving safety, drug testing, marijuana health mythology, the economics of marijuana legalization, and DEA "drug enforcement abuse." He is presently working on a book on medical use of marijuana. He has also sponsored research on the use of water pipes and vaporizers to reduce harmful tars in marijuana smoke. |
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