111th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1866

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 2, 2009

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; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. 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. As used in the preceding sentence, 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 that does not exceed 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.'.

SEC. 3. INDUSTRIAL HEMP DETERMINATION TO BE MADE BY STATES.

Section 201 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:`(i) Industrial Hemp Determination To Be Made by States- In any criminal action, civil action, or administrative proceeding, a State regulating the growing and processing of industrial hemp under State law shall have exclusive authority to determine whether any such plant meets the concentration limitation set forth in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (16) of section 102 and such determination shall be conclusive and binding.'.

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009Introduced by: Congressmen Ron Paul and Barney Frank

Please contact your Congressmen or Representative today and ask them to support the 2009 Industrial Hemp Act.

Oklahoma Representatives and Congressmen

Senate:Mr. James M. Inhofe (R)

Deputy WhipTerm ends in 2014

Washington, DC Office:

453 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510 -3603

Main: (202) 224-4721Fax: (202) 228-0380

Tulsa, OK Office:

1924 S. Utica AvenueSuite 530

Tulsa, OK 74104 -6511Main: (918) 748-5111

Fax: (918) 748-5119

Oklahoma City, OK Office:

1900 NW Expressway StSuite 1210

Oklahoma City, OK 73118 Main: (405) 608-4381

Fax: (405) 608-4120

Enid, OK Office:

302 N IndependenceSuite 104

Enid, OK 73701

Main: (580) 234-5105Fax: (580) 234-5094

Mr. Tom Coburn (R)Term ends in 2010

Washington D.C.:172 Russell Senate Office Bldg.

Washington, DC 20510Main: 202-224-5754

Fax: 202-224-6008

Tulsa:1800 South Baltimore

Suite 800Tulsa, OK 74119

Main: 918-581-7651Fax: 918-581-7195

Oklahoma City:100 North Broadway

Suite 1820Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Main: 405-231-4941Fax: 405-231-5051

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009Introduced by: Congressmen Ron Paul and Barney Frank

Please contact your Congressmen or Representative today and ask them to support the 2009 Industrial Hemp Act.

Oklahoma Representatives and Congressmen

House of Representatives

Mr. John

SullivanOK-1st

(R)

401 South Johnstone Avenue

Suite 348Bartlesville, OK,

74003-6619

(918) 336-6500(918) 337-4196

5727 South Lewis Avenue

Suite 520Tulsa, OK, 74105-

7146

(918) 749-0014(918) 749-0781

434 CHOBWashington, DC 20515-

3601

DC Phone: 202-225-2211

DC Fax: 202-225-9187

Website: http://sullivan.house.gov/

Mr. Dan Boren

OK-2nd (D)

321 South Third StreetSuite 4

McAlester, OK, 74501

(918) 423-5951 (918) 423-1940

309 West First StreetClaremore, OK,

74017

(918) 341-9336(918) 342-4806

431 West BroadwayMuskogee, OK,

74401

(918) 687-2533(918) 686-0128

216 CHOBWashington, DC 20515-

3602

DC Phone: 202-225-2701

DC Fax: 202-225-3038

Website:http://www.house.gov/

boren/

Mr. Frank

D. LucasOK-3rd

(R)

2728 Williams AvenueSuite F

Woodward, OK, 73801-5841

(580) 256-5752(580) 254-3047

720 South HusbandSuite 7

Stillwater, OK, 74075

(405) 624-6407(405) 624-6467

10952 NW Expressway

Suite BYukon, OK, 73099

(405) 373-1958(405) 373-2046

2311 RHOBWashington, DC 20515-

3603

DC Phone: 202-225-5565

DC Fax: 202-225-8698

Website:http://www.house.gov/

lucas/

Mr. Tom Cole

OK-4th (R)

104 East 12thAda, OK, 74820

(580) 436-5375(580) 436-5451

711 SW D AvenueSuite 201

Lawton, OK, 73501

(580) 357-2131(580) 357-7477

2420 Springer DriveSuite 120

Norman, OK, 73069

(405) 329-6500(405) 321-7369

2458 RHOBWashington, DC 20515-

3604

DC Phone: 202-225-6165

DC Fax: 202-225-3512

Website:http://www.cole.house.gov/

Ms. Mary Fallin

OK-5th (R)

120 North RobinsonSuite 100

Oklahoma City, OK, 73102

(405) 234-9900(405) 234-9909

20 East 9th StreetSuite 137

Shawnee, OK, 74801(405) 273-1733

1432 LHOBWashington, DC

20515-3605

DC Phone: 202-225-2132

DC Fax: 202-226-1463

Website:http://fallin.house.gov/

In 1937 Over 25,000 products could be made from hempWhy should American Farmers miss out on this cash crop?

Hemp is different from marijuana in the fact that hemp contains a different CBD than marijuana. This CBD actually blocks the marijuana high.

Marijuana smokers will not try taking your hemp to get high on nor will they try to plant marijuana in your hemp field because this would cause the

marijuana to be pollinated and turn into hemp.

Please Visit the following web sites for more Industrial Hemp Information

Oklahoma Basedwww.potforfreedom.com (look under documents link)

Others

Vote Hempwww.votehemp.com

Hemp Industries Associationwww.thehia.org

The Hemp Reportwww.hempreport.com

Industrial Hempwww.industrialhemp.net

Industrial Hemp Books

“ Emperor Wears No Clothes ”BY: Jack Herer

www.jackherer.com (free online book)

Other BooksAs found at:

http://votehemp.com/links.html

The Emperor Wears No Clothes - Jack Herer

The Cultivation of Hemp: Botany, Varieties, Cultivation and Harvesting - Dr. Ivan Bosca

Hemp Foods and Oils for Health - Gero Leson & Petra Pless

The Galaxy Global Eatery Hemp Cookbook - Denis Cicero

Hemp Horizons - John Roulac

A History of the Hemp Industry in Kentucky - James F. Hopkins

Hemp: Lifeline to the Future - Chris Conrad

The Great Book of Hemp - Rowan Robinson