Long Dormant Kentucky Hemp Commission Will Be Revived
Agriculture Commissioner James Comer says he is restarting the long-dormant Kentucky Industrial Hemp Commission.The General Assembly created the commission ten years ago to look into hemp's potential...
View ArticleHemp Commission Will Craft New Bill; Comer Confident It Will Pass in 2013
State Agriculture Commission James Comer -- a leading advocate for industrial hemp in
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Comer: Marijuana Votes in Other States Bolster Kentucky Hemp Efforts
Enlarge imageThe push for hemp in Kentucky is getting a bump from other states' efforts to legalize the plant's unsavory cousin, a Kentucky official said.
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Hemp Industry Won't Grow Overnight, Agriculture Economists Say
As Kentucky and federal lawmakers consider legalizing industrial hemp, the chair of the University of Kentucky's agriculture economics department notes that such an industry won't rise overnight.It's a...
View ArticleGov. Steve Beshear: Law Enforcement Issues with Hemp Must Be Worked Out
Before he joins the call for legalized industrial hemp, Gov. Steve Beshear wants law enforcement officials to resolve their concerns about the issue.The issue: Some Kentucky officials believe legalized...
View ArticleKentucky Chamber Joins Hemp Supporters
Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer has landed a high-profile supporter for his efforts to legalize hemp in Kentucky.The state’s largest business group, the Kentucky Chamber, has come out in...
View ArticleIndustrial Hemp Gets New Kentucky Supporter: Mitch McConnell
Updated: Joining his fellow Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and state Agriculture Commissioner James Comer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell now supports industrial hemp. In a statement released...
View ArticleHemp Bill Sails Through Kentucky Senate Agriculture Committee
FRANKFORT — After testimony from a bevy of high-level supporters, the state Senate agriculture committee unanimously approved Monday a bill that would establish oversight for Kentucky industrial hemp...
View ArticleKentucky State Senate Passes Hemp Bill
FRANKFORT — The state Senate has passed a bill aimed at creating a hemp industry in Kentucky, though the bill's future appears to lack the support of key government leaders.
View ArticleKentucky House Ag Committee Chair Blocks Vote on Hemp Bill
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky House Agriculture Committee chairman blocked a vote on the hemp bill on Wednesday morning after a tense exchange with a Republican supporter of the legislation.The hemp bill...
View ArticleComer Says Hemp Bill Will Get Vote Wednesday
It looks like an industrial hemp bill will get a vote in the House Agriculture Committee after all.
View ArticleHouse Committee Passes Kentucky Hemp Bill, but Floor Vote Uncertain
Updated: FRANKFORT — In its second try, the Kentucky House agriculture committee approved a bill Wednesday creating a regulatory framework for growing hemp in Kentucky, if the federal government were...
View ArticleKentucky Hemp Supporters Blast Amendment Calling for Further Study
Kentucky's industrial hemp supporters lashed out Thursday against a last-minute amendment to the hemp bill that's been under consideration this year in the General Assembly.State Rep. Rocky Adkins, a...
View ArticleAmended Hemp Bill Passes Kentucky Legislature; Comer OK With Result
Kentucky lawmakers have achieved a compromise that would set up a regulatory framework should the federal government legalize industrial hemp.The so-called hemp bill—Senate Bill 50—gives control of...
View ArticleHemp, Medi-Share Bills to Become Kentucky Law
Governor Steve Beshear is allowing a bill regulating hemp in Kentucky to become law without his signature.Supporters of Senate Bill 50 were concerned that the governor might veto the bill after...
View ArticleAg Commissioner James Comer Heading to Washington to Talk Hemp
Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer is finalizing details for an upcoming trip to Washington, D.C., to try and get a federal waiver for industrial hemp. Earlier this year, Kentucky lawmakers...
View ArticleAg Commissioner James Comer Says Hemp-Promoting Trip to Washington Was A Success
A trio of Kentuckians who favor the legalization of hemp says a trip to Washington D.C. to meet with lawmakers and executive branch officials was beneficial.
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