Virginia Wants A Growing Economy, So It Tells The Feds To Stuff Hemp Prohibition

"Under the Code of Virginia, § 3.2-4113 – as passed into law in 2015 – authorizes the state to issue licenses to farm and produce hemp for research purposes only under the Federal Farm Bill of 2014. If passed into law, HB699 would broaden the scope of hemp in the state to include the commercial “manufacture of industrial hemp products.” The bill also amends § 3.2-4117 – by removing a requirement for federal approval to allow individuals and businesses, rather than research institutions, to be licensed to grow and produce industrial hemp in the state."