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NELSON’S HEMP INDUSTRY BILL GOES BEFORE RULES COMMITTEE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 02/16/2016 - 23:11

ST. CROIX — The last time Senator Terrence Nelson’s hemp bill — a measure that seeks to amend title 7 of Virgin Islands Code, chapter 1, for the cultivation of hemp and other related purposes — was heard at a Committee on Rules and Judiciary hearing, it was held in committee following strong opposition from Attorney General Claude Walker. The bill had received strong support and cleared a critical hurdle during a Committee on Economic Development, Agriculture and Planning hearing in June, 2015.

But Mr. Walker’s unflinching opposing stance caused senators to take a second look at the measure. According to Mr. Walker, the bill, if passed, would stand in complete conflict with federal law, more pointedly the Controlled Substances Act. He said the Department of Justice would not support the measure “namely because it would violate the federal Control Substances Act; Section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014; as well...

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