HOUSE 1428118th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Free to Grow Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 4/4/2023
Actions
- 2023-04-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
- 2023-03-07Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 2023-03-07Introduced in House
- 2023-03-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-07 (00)
Free to Grow Act of 2023
This bill repeals a federal provision barring individuals with certain felony drug-related convictions within the past 10 years from obtaining a license to grow hemp.
Hemp is a variety of Cannabis sativa (the same plant as marijuana) which is grown to produce nonpsychoactive food, beverage, and consumer products. In 2018, Congress legalized hemp production.
Cosponsors (11)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)
- Katie Porter (D-CA)
- Eleanor Norton (D-DC)
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