Hemp bill not without criticism

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Saturday, April 5, 2003

Hemp bill not without criticism
Some say growing the plant for industry could hamper police investigations.

The Associated Press

SALEM, Oregon — Industrial hemp could be Oregon’s next cash crop if lawmakers sign off on a bill that got a hearing before the Senate Agricultural Committee Friday.

But opponents say hemp plants are difficult to distinguish from illegal marijuana plants, and that cultivating hemp could inhibit police investigations of pot growers.

On Friday, the Senate Agricultural Committee heard from businesses marketing hemp-based products such as clothing and lip balm.

“My vision for Oregon regarding industrial hemp is to basically establish Oregon as a leader in the seed bank for the United States as well as the production of industrial hemp,” said Eugene Democrat Floyd Prozanski. “We’ve found a need and a desire by many farmers in this state to be able to grow industrial hemp in the east side of the Cascades, as well as the west.

But Sergeant Craig Durbin, of the Oregon State Police Drug Enforcement Division, testified that the legislative bill could violate state and federal drug laws.

Supporters of the bill say they aren’t sure yet whether they have the votes to pass the bill out of committee.

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