A bill to allow Idaho farmers to grow hemp for industrial and medicinal uses, as well as allow neighboring states to transport hemp across Idaho, was passed by the House on March 18. HB122 — approved in a 63-7 vote — now ...

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The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka “the farm bill”) legalizes the growing of hemp as an agricultural crop, but don’t go planning your Idaho hemp farm yet. It’s still illegal here. “Industrial hemp remains illegal in Idaho,” said Chanel ...

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Should Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell’s plan to submit a bill to legalize the growth of industrial hemp pass, Idaho farmers are ready and willing to add the new crop to their rotation. “If the federal law was changed, there are ...

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