Skip to comments.
Walker signs bill legalizing hemp farming in Wisconsin
NBC15 ^
| Nov 30, 2017
| na
Posted on 11/30/2017 10:05:16 PM PST by Ken H
Republican Gov. Scott Walker has quietly signed a bill that allows Wisconsin farmers to grow industrial hemp.
Walker spokesman Tom Evenson said the governor signed the bill Thursday but his office didn't issue any news releases about it.
The bill passed the Legislature unanimously. The measure's sponsor, Republican Rep. Jesse Kremer, tweeted Thursday that the bill will make Wisconsin a leader in hemp production. His tweet included the hashtag "AmericasHempland."
(Excerpt) Read more at nbc15.com ...
TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: freeperpotheads; rope; shirts
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-36 next last
1
posted on
11/30/2017 10:05:16 PM PST
by
Ken H
To: Ken H
Good. If there are uses for Industrail Hemp, then a state should be allowed to have its farmers grow and market it for all the various uses that are possible for the agricultural product.
2
posted on
11/30/2017 10:08:42 PM PST
by
abigkahuna
(How can you be at two places at once when you are nowhere at all?)
To: Ken H
3
posted on
11/30/2017 10:08:44 PM PST
by
wardaddy
(As a southerner I've never trusted the Grand Old Party.....any questions?)
To: Ken H
Sessions will be all over Walker.
4
posted on
11/30/2017 10:10:09 PM PST
by
jospehm20
To: Ken H
Unanimous. How often does that happen?
5
posted on
11/30/2017 10:10:19 PM PST
by
IDFbunny
(Fat shaming works.)
To: jospehm20
not if walker declares himself a liberal
6
posted on
11/30/2017 10:10:50 PM PST
by
Bob434
To: jospehm20
Sessions will be all over Walker.Not if Wisconsin grows Russian hemp -- Sessions is recused.
7
posted on
11/30/2017 10:12:23 PM PST
by
kevao
(Biblical Jesus: Give your money to the poor. Socialist Jesus: Give your neighbor's money to the poor)
To: jospehm20
Hemp is not the same as marijuana.
8
posted on
11/30/2017 10:13:55 PM PST
by
arrogantsob
(Check out "Chaos and Mayhem" at Amazon.com)
To: arrogantsob
Hemp is not the same as marijuana. Indeed. Industrial hemp is not marijuana.
9
posted on
11/30/2017 10:16:07 PM PST
by
Fiji Hill
To: arrogantsob
Hemp is marijuana, just refers to a different part of the plant.
10
posted on
11/30/2017 10:17:00 PM PST
by
Fungi
(Fungi rule the world, no one knows it yet.)
To: abigkahuna
What do you mean “if.” Hemp has thousands of uses. I use lotion made of hemp seed. Henry Ford contemplated using it for the automobile. It is both stronger and lighter than steel.
11
posted on
11/30/2017 10:17:14 PM PST
by
Extremely Extreme Extremist
(10% pure, flat income tax for everyone. No deductions, credits, or loopholes.)
To: Ken H
Potential new source for CBD. Terrific! No one tell the idiot AG of Indiana or he’ll have a coronary.
12
posted on
11/30/2017 10:24:22 PM PST
by
steve86
(Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
To: Ken H
Now legal to smoke and grow in MA. Yeah baby!
To: Fungi
No, "Both hemp and marijuana come from the same cannabis species, but are genetically distinct and are further distinguished by use, chemical makeup, and cultivation methods."
14
posted on
11/30/2017 10:26:04 PM PST
by
steve86
(Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
To: Snowybear
Why would anyone want to smoke hemp?
15
posted on
11/30/2017 10:26:40 PM PST
by
steve86
(Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
I stressed the “If” because the market will dicate how successful the crop is and how many farmers will decide to grow if. If the market decides that it has an abundant of uses then Wisonsin’s Hemp Production will go through the roof. If the market finds that its a yawner, then not so much grown.
I do not deny that hemp has any uses, but like any agriculutral product, the market will dictate its success. Frankly, I hope that industrial hemp takes off here in the states again. There really is no reason to forbid it except for the fact that it is closely related to the Devil Weed.
16
posted on
11/30/2017 10:28:40 PM PST
by
abigkahuna
(How can you be at two places at once when you are nowhere at all?)
To: steve86
Not hemp, the real stuff. Up to 12 plants for a house with more than one adult.
To: Ken H
18
posted on
11/30/2017 10:34:15 PM PST
by
Southack
(The one thing preppers need from the 1st World? http://tinyurl.com/ktfwljc .)
To: Ken H
I assume the powdered hemp I get from Canadian sources for smoothies is from the same plant. Thanks, Canada.
To: PraiseTheLord
Canada goes legal for the real stuff next year.
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-36 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson