I am bringing you a Farm Bill Update as of 7 pm EST on December 19 2018.
I was hoping the bill would already have been across the Presidents desk by now.
In an unprecedented vote, the House of Representatives approved a bill Wednesday which allocates billions of dollars in subsidies to American farmers, legalizes hemp, bolsters farmers markets and rejects stricter limits on food stamps pushed by House Republicans. This IS the Senate version of the bill. President Trump is expected to soon sign it into law.
Our President will compromise on his food stamps position to get this thru! The vote was 386 to 47 in the House. Everybody wants this bill to pass as it is an omnibus bill of gigantic proportions. It funds so many different things is is hard to fathom. The Senate had passed it 87 to 13.
Being excited about the passing and signing of a spending bill on the eve of a government shutdown is disheartening. But this is a major hurdle for the HEMP movement. Under the new bill farming industrial hemp will be legal on the federal level. Industrial Hemp or cannabis sativa with less that .3% THC in the live plant has been descheduled! The beginning of the end for Hemp Prohibition.
The bill had bipartisan support and is estimated to be $867 billion in spending. Yes that’s right 867 billion. That is hard to fathom isn’t it?
Some expanded farm subsidies.
The farm bill has some provisions pushed by House Republicans that expands some federal agricultural subsidies to nieces, nephews and first cousins of farmers — even if those relatives do not directly work on the farm. This seems to be crazy to me! it is an example of pure pork barrel cronyism. Yeah, I think I just made that term up.
A group that tracks federal farm subsidies, The Environmental Working Group, has criticized this provision as a wasteful giveaway. Congressional Republicans argued the expansion would encourage more people to be involved in farming.
Who was responsible for Hemp in this Bill?
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was at the forefront of the Hemp legalization provision, and as he had included in the Senate’s farm bill, would officially classify hemp as an agricultural commodity and remove it from the federal controlled substances list. Lawmakers are also expected to advance the measure about Hemp when they meet next month to draft the final, bicameral version of the legislation. This amazes me that we can go thru all these committees and two chambers of legislation and they still farm the final say out to unelected bureaucrats to finalize it.
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), was an architect of the legalization plan. He claims his constituents are begging to grow Hemp. In a recent interview Comer said “I get a call from a farmer every other day. More and more farmers want to grow it.” Kentucky played a large role in having Hemp deregulated!
Kentucky
In Kentucky, McConnell’s home state they are banking on Hemp bringing them back from the Big Tobacco Road collapse! Before Big Tobacco took a major hit Kentucky along with several other states had a profitable tobacco industry.
Agriculture in the country has suffered terribly from the greed and lawless regulation imposed and used as a political tool. The subsidy thing is a terrible problem. We should get back to the free market for sure! Kentucky is already got a Industrial Hemp market going as they pushed ahead on their research permit from the 2014 Farm Bill and produced commercially available hemp oil and extracts. The DEA has turned a closed eye and allowed it. other states have followed suit like Colorado and California. By the letter of that 2014 Bill only research should have been allowed. The American Capitalist system kicked in and the Feds allowed it to grow. Now the question is will the rest of the industries pick up on this fantastic plant?
Industrial Hemp is taller and thinner and most of the Cannabinoids and compounds are in the stalk and branches. Not so much in the leaves or in the seed.We can make paper, clothing, rope, canvas, cement, plastic, fuel and on and on! The possibilities are endless. Moving in this direction is the right thing for mankind. Cleaner more sustainable environment!
The saga of American hemp is essentially one of mistaken identity according to farmers . The tall, weedy plant is botanically the same species as marijuana, but it contains only trace amounts of the psychoactive compound THC that causes a high in smokers. The plants are also distinctly different even though they are cousins in the Cannabis Sativa genus. Greed entered into the psychology and hemp got leaned on because of the paper industry and petrochemical industry wanting all the market.
This is the right road politically and agriculturally for our country. We expect our President Donald Trump to sign the bill before the holidays.
45th President
of the USA
I was hoping it would be before this mess about shutting down the government but a spending bill of this size is not what they want to see on the eve of the shutdown.
UPDATE 12/21/18 TRUMP SIGNED THE BILL YESTERDAY!
See the ceremony here!
Truly a momentous occasion for the HEMP industry!
Check out the statement from the U.S. Hemp Roundtable, an Industry leading organization.
“THE ERA OF PROHIBITION IS OVER”
Read my story on how CBD changed my life by clicking on this line!
Check out the history of HEMP here!
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Hi Dennis – thanks for bringing us up to speed with the Farm Bill. It certainly looks to be game changer in the industry, and will hopefully clear up the confusion in some people’s mind as to what CBD is. Hemp is beneficial in so many proven ways, yet people still get it confused with marijuana. I can see this bill paving the way for many more people wanting to join the industry with farmers having the most to gain. If there is no such phrase as “pure pork barrel cronyism” then there should be! Made me laugh anyway! Happy holidays, all the best, Diane
Thanks so much for coming by! Yes this will truly be a game changer in many ways. It will still be a while before we see the true implications, but can you imagine a society that would have progressed with plant based fuels if there weren’t the greedy big money interests.
Did you know Henry Ford’s original engine ran on vegetable based biodiesel. It was the petrochemical interests that convinced him to go with the gasoline engine.
Keep watching for there to be many changes. The medicinal and supplemental oils are the tip of the iceberg. Another industry is paper. Hemp paper doesn’t have any of the pollutants related to it’s making as wood pulp.
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This is great new for Hemp farmers and the hemp industry at large, another milestone is about to be met with the signing of this bill.Thanks for also taking out time to point out the difference between bet Hemp and Marijuana there’s been alot of confusion between both with majority of the people thinking both aree basically meant for recreational high.
Thanks for the comment! This is BIG. I personally am hoping that regulation doesn’t get in the way of our society moving forward. Amazingly we cannot even import 100% Hemp clothing. There has to be 20% cotton. (This is a Tariff put on hemp to protect our cotton industry. Cotton is devastating to the earth as a crop and hemp is like a nutrient??? DUH i don’t get it??
The confusion with the plants was done on purpose to protect several industries and businesses which is not good for the country. The paper industry, the fuel industry, Big Pharma, textiles all worked against Hemp. It’s time to take back our lives!
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Hi Dennis,
The bill will see the light of the day as itslegislation has already been concluded but I think the subsidies will definitely create a deep hole into the pocket of the Federal Government.
That aside ,I think the benefits derived from hemp far outweighs the disadvantages as medical research has brought to the limelight it’s ernomous benefit like it is a safer way of curing depression , Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases.
It’s legalisation should be a welcomed idea but with regulatory agencies set up to avoid its abuse.
The legislation has passed the House and Senate. We await the Presidents signature.
This is where the problems begin. As no legislature has defined how to do this. It will be given to paid Bureaucrats that do not answer to the american people to be setup and their whole purpose will be to regulate to their advantage. I sure hope our politicians rein in these bureaucrats as the Agriculture Dept is one agency that is filled to the brim with people doing our politicians jobs!
I agree that medically plant based medicine is so much better for everyone and our society as a whole! I myself have been using CBD for 8 years and have been a medical marijuana patient for 2. I feel much better and have a brighter future now that i am off the 14 pills a day LOL
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Dennis, Hello! You reported gigantic joy to most Americans and farmers in the first place. The Farming Bill 2018 received bipartisan support with a very quick review.
About half a year has passed since the initial adoption of the law on farms in June 2018. It is expected that the bill will be signed by President Donald Trump today December 20.
I liked all your arguments and reasoning in favor of the powerful development of cannabis crops. This is a healthy agricultural production of raw materials for a huge number of products useful for humans. It’s great that you introduced the reader to a beautiful interesting and very fresh news. I also liked the table of comparing hemp and marijuana.
Regards Mark
Thanks and YES there is JOY for the American farmer.
No new law was adopted in June of 2018 and this bill is named Farm Bill 2019. It is the largest Omnibus bill that congress appropriates. It is such an important factor in American busines. The bill covers appropriations for 5 years. The last time it was passed was 2014 during the Obama Administration and opened the door to research. Many states have abused that privilege which is good and bad. The time and money that was spent on the 2014 bill that was completely disregarded by states like Kentucky makes you wonder why they spend so much time and then doi not follow thru.
I can’t wait to see how this plays out LOL
This mornings news says Trump MAY sign the bill by next week LOL so we will wait for that. Dec 20 would’ve been a good day and I do hope you are right and the news is wrong. Go figure the news wrong??? LOL
Like I pointed out in my article, we the people will not see the results for a while and we are at the mercy of the bureaucratic system which is where all the collusion and corruption tales place.
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Well I’ll Be feathered like a ……. Trump signed the bill! See what I mean I heard that on a supposed truthful not mainstream media LOL oh welll ….~~~~
Sounds good got the signing on youtube!
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Well I’ll Be feathered like a ……. Trump signed the bill! See what I mean I heard that on a supposed truthful not mainstream media LOL oh welll ….~~~~
Sounds good got the signing on youtube!
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While I have great hope for the Farm Bill I also have a great mistrust for our government to actually do something that is good for the people and does not enrich themselves and promote their own self interest and those of the unelected bureaucrats that answer to no one.
The need for industrial hemp and other plant based commodities and medicines would make such a huge improvement to the comfort and health of the world’s population. There is no logical reason that a bill making it viable and available to the world should not be signed.
It seems a crime to deprive the world of a plant that occurs naturally and all we have to do is take the prohibition and stigma away so it can do all the good it can do.
We don’t know how it originated on this earth, but it’s here, it seems stupid not to take advantage of it’s beneficial properties.
Is there any way of finding out what the structure of the subsidies that are being proposed are, how they will ultimately be distributed, and what the impact that will have on the “free market” ?
thanks so much for coming by and commenting Shirley,
I am glad you agree on all counts. The world would be a better place with HEMP. It is so easy to grow and good for the ground it grows in.
I am only theorizing here but because the medicinal and general health benefits along with the fact that it can provide nourishment, provide shelter and heat, provide natural medicine and just generally promote the well being of all that a greater power put it here to mimic what our bodies naturally produce but sometimes need a supplement. lol yes that was intended!
The subsidies is another question altogether and I do not believe you will see an outcome until it gets to the bureaucrats. So with that said. NOW is the time to be active to make sure our REPRESENTATIVES send the right message along to their minions.
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captdennis
How the world is changing. Great to hear of the legalisation of hemp in the states. So many people are ignorant to the facts of what it actually is and the enormous amount of uses and resources it is capable of producing. CBD has huge potential and its great to see the necessary acceptance of the wonderful plant. Thanks for putting it out there and best of luck
Paul
Cycles man that’s what we go thru. It is nice to see the whole world opening their eyes to the fact that we have had this plant around since the beginning of time!
CBD is an amazing compound that has changed my life! see my article https://usagreenrush.com/what-… for more on that!
The way you said “in the states” makes me think you are from abroad. Can I guess at UK???
I would love to get your opinion on your own country’s laws.
We are selling internationally now and it is a constant learning process of where you can ship too and where you cannot lol
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Hello Dennis,
Wow Hemp is finally legal! I was wondering what all the commotion was about lately, besides all the government shutdown talk. It seems like they get incredibly productive once the threat of a shutdown happens, but I guess that’s a whole different story.
I appreciate you giving all of this information on the bill and the reason why it is so important. It will definitely make a huge impact on farmers everywhere and help grow the economy at the same time. Any new industry that can provide new jobs is sorely needed.
It looks like you are an expert at this niche. I’ve been wondering about these products myself since I heard there was a lot of development happening in Colorado for the past few years. I was wondering what your background is in the niche or how you became connected to it? I like that you have a passion for it and willing to keep us up to date on the latest.
I really enjoyed the video of the bill signing. I hope we can get more done to help this new industry grow and prosper. This will definitely help farmers meet their needs. Thank you.
Thanks for coming by and commenting!
You are right this has been a really big deal for the HEMP industry. It is the industry as a whole that can change the world. By that I mean that hemp is an agricultural product that is good for the world as a crop and a financial investment. It has been said that there is endless possibilities for this plant. Our CBD oil is just the tip of the gigantic iceberg. Clothing, fuel ahhhhhh think I already did that in the article lol
I have been active in this industry for over 8 yrs in business but have been using hemp and it;s derivatives since 1967. I have been using Cannabis as medicine for 15+ years on my own and have been a registered medical marijuana patient here in Florida since the beginning here 2 yrs ago! I have been constantly trying to educate myself and now it is becoming easier to share!
did you read my article https://usagreenrush.com/what-… It will give you some more insight to who I am!
And we do have a business opportunity as an affiliate if you want more info!
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Thanks Dennis, I was so stoked when i read this, just one teeny article tucked away. It should be giant front page news! It’s about damn time the prohibition on hemp was lifted, it never should have been banned in the first place. My dad was from Yugoslavia, and his family had a huge farm, and hemp was their main crop. Hemp can be used for almost EVERYTHING, food, biodegradable plastics, all kinds of clean industrial uses, clothing, the list goes on forever. Thanks for telling us about this!
Thanks for stopping by and commenting great first-hand experience with the farm in Yugoslavia if you had any more information about how they did you know like crop time and and that it would be beneficial for our Farmers here in the states especially Florida where I live to understand this crop a little better there’s a lot of activity going on right now where the farmers are really wanting to get into it because you hit it right on the head it’s got so many uses right now the states that are producing Industrial Hemp for commercial purposes are making the oil out of it for CBD and other products and whether they make a full spectrum extract or an isolated product it doesn’t matter they’re using the industrial hemp plant which has as said in the article that it is just another strain of tbe Cannabis sativa plant with less than .03% THC. but the hemp strain is what it is all about. the hemp strain is like Granddaddy Purple of the medical marijuana or whatever it’s just the strain that’s why it looks different acts different has all these properties the big tall stalks that make rope (that was key in my Marine industry experience hemp rope has 10 times the tensile strength) so yeah I’m excited about our farms getting to go with this
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Very informative article. Appreciate the details of what this bill entails. Thanks so much.
Thanks so much for stopping by. I am writing another article as we speak which digs more into what this means to us.
Do you use hemp at all?
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