Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 475, after line 15, add the following new section: SEC. 7605. LEGITIMACY OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP RESEARCH. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (41 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.), the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), or any other Federal law, an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) may grow or cultivate industrial hemp if-- (1) the industrial hemp is grown or cultivated for purposes of agricultural research or other academic research; and (2) the growing or cultivating of industrial hemp is allowed under the laws of the State in which such institution of higher education is located and such research occurs. (b) Industrial Hemp Defined.--In this section, the term ``industrial hemp'' means 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. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 271, the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Colorado.”