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Industrial Hemp Promoted

February 17, 1997
By: Susan Batt
State Capital Bureau

Some Missouri farmers are asking the state legislature to allow them to grow industrial hemp - a less potent form of marijuana.

Susan Batt has the story.

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Under a measure before the House Agri-Business committee, growers would be required to be licensed and to report all hemp distribution to the state.

Proponents of the bill say industrial hemp could be a boost to the state's economy. Highway Patrol Sargeant Ed Moses says that legalization would make his job more difficult.

Actuality:
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OutCue: "...all three of those areas."


Contents: Highway Patrol Sargeant Ed Moses says legalized hemp would undermine anti-drug efforts.

A similar bill is being considered in the Senate.

From Jefferson City, I'm Susan Batt.

Both houses of the Missouri legislature are being asked to legalize the production of industrial hemp - a less potent form of marijuana. Susan Batt has the story.

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Northwest Missouri farmers Nora and Brad Foster have been learning about hemp and using hemp products for a year, hoping that they will soon be able to grow the crop on their land. Nora told the House Agri-Business committee that they wear clothes and eat some foods made with hemp.

Actuality: Nora Foster
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OutCue: ".....wonderful for the skin."
Contents: Farmer Nora Foster says they have found a wide range of products are made from industrial hemp.

A new proposal requires that hemp farmers be licensed and that they report all hemp distribution to the state. Opponents say legalizing hemp will create a problem enforcing illegal marijuana laws.

From Jefferson City, I'm Susan Batt.