Ron Paul

“ SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009’. SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP FROM DEFINITION OF MARIHUANA. Paragraph (16) of section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802 (16) ) is amended-- (1) by striking ‘ (16) ’ at the beginning and inserting ‘ (16) (A) ’; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘ (B) The term ‘marihuana’ does not include industrial hemp. ”

“ Mr. PAUL (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. STARK, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill ”