Introduced by Ron Paul (R-Texas), the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011 (H.R. 1831), aims to amend the Controlled Substances Act by removing industrial hemp from its definition of marijuana.
According to the bill, hemp would be defined as "the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis".
Hemp is grown legally in Canada and China, and imported to the US. Some US states do have also legalized cultivation, but conflicts with federal law means there is no or only limited production on US soil. HR1831 would remove such conflicts.
“AHPA members who manufacture and market hemp products want to have the option of buying their ingredients from U.S. farmers, and Rep. Paul's bill will allow them to do so.
“Domestic cultivation would also provide an important economic stimulus and source of revenue for American farmers, including small family farms,”
