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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Calls On Congress To Lift Federal Restrictions On Industrial Hemp Production
December 06, 2018
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The Texas Department of Agriculture issued the following news release:

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today called on Congress to lift the almost century-old federal ban on hemp production in the United States. The provision is included in the new 2018 Farm Bill before Congress. Hemp is the non-narcotic cousin of marijuana and the source of a sturdy fiber and CBD oil, a substance widely used for therapeutic purposes such as treating medical condit . . .

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