Montpelier, VT — The House on Thursday overwhelmingly gave preliminary approval to a bill that would allow hemp to be grown in Vermont if the federal government permits it. Hemp is a product of the same plant as cannabis or marijuana, and the House Agriculture Committee member who described the hemp bill to his colleagues and urged its passage later called it unfortunate that the hemp and marijuana measures advanced on the same day.

Montpelier, VT — The House on Thursday overwhelmingly gave preliminary approval to a bill that would allow hemp to be grown in Vermont if the federal government permits it. Hemp is a product of the same plant as cannabis or marijuana, and the House Agriculture Committee member who described the hemp bill to his colleagues and urged its passage later called it unfortunate that the hemp and marijuana measures advanced on the same day.