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Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011

Introduced: May 11, 2011 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 1, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 13, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 11, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 11, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E869)
May 11, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of "marihuana." Defines "industrial hemp" to mean the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-nine tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. Deems Cannabis sativa L. to meet that concentration limit if a person grows or processes it for purposes of making industrial hemp in accordance with state law.

What's happening now June 1, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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