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US NE: Bill to Permit Production of Industrial Hemp Easily

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URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n226/a01.html
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Webpage: http://www.omaha.com/article/20140304/NEWS/140309383/1016
Pubdate: Wed, 05 Mar 2014
Source: Omaha World-Herald (NE)
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/320
Author: Martha Stoddard, World-Herald Bureau

BILL TO PERMIT PRODUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP EASILY WINS 1ST-ROUND APPROVAL IN NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE

"This bill is no way intended to be a gateway to recreational use" of marijuana, said State Sen.  Norm Wallman, who introduced the measure.  "This bill is about agriculture.  It's really that simple."

Lincoln, Nebraska - Thirteen years ago, industrial hemp's resemblance to marijuana sank legislation to legalize growing of hemp in Nebraska.

On Tuesday, a bill to allow production and marketing of industrial hemp sailed through first-round debate in the Nebraska Legislature.

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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom

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