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Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013

Introduced: February 14, 2013 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Feb 14, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S784)
Feb 14, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S783-784)
Feb 14, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013 - 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, unless the Attorney General determines that the state law is not reasonably calculated to comply with such definition.

What's happening now February 14, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S784)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 525 Related bill Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 4, 2013
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Feb 14, 2013
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Feb 14, 2013
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Feb 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 359: Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-359/
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"S. 359: Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-359/.
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S. 359, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-359/.
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