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US IL: Illinois' Ryan Considers Bill To Study Hemp
ccguide Saturday 12 May 2001 Pubdate: Fri, 11 May 2001 Source: Evansville Courier & Press (IN) Copyright: 2001 The Evansville Courier Contact: Website: http://courier.evansville.net/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/138 Author: John O'Connor, Associated Press writer ILLINOIS' RYAN CONSIDERS BILL TO STUDY HEMP SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - For the second time in four months, lawmakers have sent Gov. George Ryan a bill allowing a study of whether industrial hemp could make money for Illinois farmers. The state Senate passed a bill 38-16 Thursday that, according to its sponsor, addresses the concerns Ryan outlined when he vetoed the last bill in February. It lets the University of Illinois conduct a study of hemp, a relative of marijuana, and whether it would be viable as a cash crop. Often used in manufacturing before World War II, hemp can be used to make clothing, paper, food, and oil for cooking and paint. The new version answers the reasons Ryan gave for vetoing the last one, said Sen. Evelyn Bowles, D-Edwardsville, the bill's sponsor. It dictates that the research should try to find a way to grow hemp that has no THC, the mind-altering chemical in marijuana. It includes Western Illinois University to research hemp production's effect on law enforcement and commits no state money to the study. - --- MAP posted-by: Andrew
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