Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 29, 2014.
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
Democrat Governor Pat Quinn has signed legislation, House Bill 5085, authorizing state universities to cultivate industrial hemp for research purposes.
The new law takes effect in January.
Illinois joins more than a dozen states — including Hawaii, Indiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utahearlier this year — that have enacted legislation redefining hemp as an agricultural commodity and…
