Written
by M. Sean High - Staff Attorney
On
October 27, 2015, the Pennsylvania Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
voted unanimously (11 – 0) to advance legislation (S.B. 50) that would allow
for the legalization of the commercial growth and processing of industrial hemp
within the Commonwealth.
Accordingto co-sponsoring Senators Judith Schwank (D – Berks) and Mike Folmer (R – Dauphin/Lebanon/York),
the proposed legislation would “provide for an industrial hemp industry in the
Commonwealth through the establishment of an Industrial Hemp Licensing Board
within the Department of Agriculture to license and regulate the cultivation,
growth and sale of industrial hemp. Members of the board would be the president
of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs, or their designees; two
public members appointed by the governor; and two representatives of
state-related universities and research institutions in the commonwealth
appointed by the governor.”
With
the October 27, 2015 Pennsylvania Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Committee approval, S.B. 50 now advances to the full Pennsylvania Senate where
the bill will be placed on the legislative calendar and await debate on the Senate
floor.
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