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Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2012

Introduced: August 2, 2012 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Aug 2, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 2, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2012 - 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 August 2, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1831 Related bill Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Aug 2, 2012
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Aug 2, 2012
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 2, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3501: Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3501/
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"S. 3501: Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3501/.
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S. 3501, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3501/.
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