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<div class="ocr">We ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF TESAS

AUSTIN 11, TEXAS

ATEN EEL CSN ICE AL,

Nonersvle J, . Kebonalé
Comsisaioner of Agriculture

Dear ur. Medenald: Onini on RG. G-4408
Re: Legality of heup-growing in
Texas

Ne have your requeat of Kerch 11, 1948, which
reada as follows:

mtttgines te the present aonfiist which involves
Javea, Hanila and India, where most of our

pede fibres’ are srodwoed for making Nope, Twine
log grade fab tha pectlen of deveinping those
Fives inthe tadtes Buates in vary aovte

*% at many sections of Texas particular the
ho Grands Ta! j fave ideal cit sha" eluate ghost”
Stone for ree fibrous piante _Tomres:
> dengedd, Jiuiee: te have. an cepinion- on
growing Hex da the State of Tums ant, Sood, Sf
whieh rope, we eats re .

*fenp" is « tall Asiatic herb (oanmabts sativa)
the tough fiher ef which ia used for naking 4 and yur~
ious kinds of coarse fabrics, and the tenter parte of which
Ss ite flowers and leaves, e148 the serootio hashish, and

are euployed in hey the nane “cumabis", <- Keb~
ater's New Internati Diet., Bd EA,

The Unifors SZarcetia , Aas (Vernen's Annotated

Penal Code, Avtiele 7255) provides S$ it abell be unlewfuld
- for any pereeu to cultivate or grow narcotic drugs wi thent a
conse to da so from the Departnent of Public Safety. (S00.

3) “Baweotis | o” is defined as “eoca leaves, opt~
te, me pean, and a*, etc. (Sec. 1, suds.
i$ bis” is defined as a Gy Sec. 1, subs. 15

of the bots
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<div class="ocr">Honorable J. E, Kebonald - page £

"The term tcannabis', as used in this aot shall
Snelude a1] parta of the plant Couvtbis Sativa L.,
wosther crowine or not, the secda thereof the resin
grtrasted fron any pert of such plant, ont every
pound, manufacture salt derivative, mixtures 0 Jy pre pre-

peration of such ts seeds, or. resins but
noe inciude the nenresinows oi2 obtained from | sond,

‘\nom as Lerthuena, Haseesh and Masishs"

onipited, & ing of cannabis arenes , is
not soaclutely” proht but is atrict. regulated.” —
‘son Gesizring to grow besp’ for ita flber

obtain a license so to do fran the Department 3 Panis *Sarety,

| Under She terns and conditions prescribed by the Caiform Bar”
cotic Deug Act.

vor weay yours

| a. PATRCHILD
By (Signed)  ATRCHLED

APPROVED MAR. 23, 1042

(Signed) GIOVER SELLERS
Finet Avalvtant Attorney Gener *

APHOVED OFINIOW COMMITERE.
By B. W. B. Chetraas

‘RAPA ieee
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