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 to legalize it.
The hemp bill—championed by Agriculture Commissioner James Comer—got only one no vote in the House agriculture committee.
Last week, an ag committee meeting abruptly ended after a tense exchange among lawmakers on the hemp issue.
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 would create a regulatory framework in Kentucky, should the federal government legalize it.
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.
The Senate's 31-6 approval of a bill establishing oversight for Kentucky industrial hemp farmer if hemp were made legal federally comes with the release of a poll stating that most Kentuckians believe legalized hemp would create jobs.
High-profile opponents remain unmoved.
And the hemp bill's fate in the state House isn't so clear.
