Free to Grow Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1428
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2023-03-07
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Free to Grow Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill repeals a federal provision barring individuals with certain felony drug-related convictions within the past 10 years from obtaining a license to grow hemp.</p> <p>Hemp is a variety of<i> Cannabis sativa</i> (the same plant as marijuana) which is grown to produce nonpsychoactive food, beverage, and consumer products. In 2018, Congress legalized hemp production.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1428 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2023 Mr. Trone (for himself, Mr. Joyce of Ohio , Ms. Mace , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Titus , and Ms. Bonamici ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to repeal the prohibition for certain individuals convicted of a felony offense to participate in hemp production, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Free to Grow Act of 2023 . 2. Repeal of felony with respect to hemp production Section 297B(e)(3)(B) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1639p(e)(3)(B) ) is repealed.