Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007

On February 13, 2007 Rep. Ron Paul introduced H.R. 1009, the "Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007," with nine original co-sponsors: Representatives Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Barney Frank (D-MA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Jim McDermott (D-WA), George Miller (D-CA), Pete Stark (D-CA), and Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).

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110TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1009
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from
the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 2007
Mr. PAUL (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr.
GRIJALVA, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr.
GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. STARK, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
A BILL
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial
hemp from the definition of marihuana, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Industrial Hemp 4
Farming Act of 2007’’. 5
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP FROM DEFINI- 1
TION OF MARIHUANA. 2
Paragraph (16) of section 102 of the Controlled Sub- 3
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(16)) is amended— 4
(1) by striking ‘‘(16)’’ at the beginning and in- 5
serting ‘‘(16)(A)’’; and 6
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub- 7
paragraph: 8
‘‘(B) The term ‘marihuana’ does not include indus- 9
trial hemp. As used in the preceding sentence, the term 10
‘industrial hemp’ means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and 11
any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a 12
delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that does not 13
exceed 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.’’. 14
SEC. 3. INDUSTRIAL HEMP DETERMINATION TO BE MADE 15
BY STATES. 16
Section 201 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 17
U.S.C. 811) is amended by adding at the end the following 18
new subsection: 19
‘‘(i) INDUSTRIAL HEMP DETERMINATION TO BE 20
MADE BY STATES.—In any criminal action, civil action, 21
or administrative proceeding, a State regulating the grow- 22
ing and processing of industrial hemp under State law 23
shall have exclusive authority to determine whether any 24
such plant meets the concentration limitation set forth in 25
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subparagraph (B) of paragraph (16) of section 102 and 1
such determination shall be conclusive and binding.’’. 2
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