Wednesday February 8th 2012

Republican candidate for Kentucky governor goes on record supporting industrial hemp

This is interesting: a Republican gubernatorial candidate Phil Moffett in Kentucky is ready to fight the federal government for the right to grow industrial hemp in his state if he wins the governor’s office.

“We’re going to have to challenge the federal authority to keep us from growing a legitimate crop,” he said. “Industrial hemp is not a drug, so it shouldn’t be regulated by the DEA or any other federal authority.”

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via Moffett goes on record supporting industrial hemp – BusinessWeek.

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