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Minnesota Industrial Hemp Legislation

Minnesota State Legislature

2008
HF 2168
Introduced on 3/19/07. First reading and referred to Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs committee. Carried over from 2007. Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs committee report, to pass as amended and re-refer to Public Safety and Civil Justice committee on 2/25/08. Public Safety and Civil Justice committee report, to pass as amended and re-refer to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections Committee on 3/6/08.
Download the text of SF 3395 as introduced here (PDF file 908k)
Download the text of SF 3395, 1st Engrossment here (PDF file 932k).

HF 3902
Introduced on 3/10/08. An agriculture committee omnibus bill that includes a section on Industrial Hemp Development And Regulation. The companion bill in the Senate is SF 3683.
Download the text of SF 3395, 1st Engrossment here (PDF file 6.2MB).

2007
HF 2168
Introduced on 3/19/07. First reading and referred to Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs committee. Carried over to 2008.
Download the text of SF 3395 here (PDF file 908k).

2002
SF 3395
Died in committee.
Download the text of SF 3395 here (PDF file 20k).

HF 3569
Died in committee.
Download the text of HF 3569 here (PDF file 23k).

1999
SF 122
Passed in the Senate.
Download the text of SF 122 here (PDF file 20k).

HF 64
Died in House committee.
Download the text of HF 64 here (PDF file 23k).

HF 1238
Died in House committee.
Download the text of HF 1238 here (PDF file 24k).

Quick Links Concerning Industrial Hemp in Minnesota

Minnesota Statutes:

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Minnesota Reports & Studies

Genetic variation in hemp and marijuana (Cannabis sativa L.) according to amplified fragment length polymorphisms
Datwyler, S. L. & G. D. Weiblen
Journal of Forensic Sciences (#51, pages 371-375, 2006)
(PDF file 96k)

Author's response to commentary on Datwyler and Weiblen
G. D. Weiblen
Journal of Forensic Sciences (November 2006, Vol. 51, No. 6)
(PDF file 28k)

Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) as a papermaking raw material in Minnesota: technical, economic and environmental considerations
Bowyer, J.
Department of Wood & Paper Science Report Series (May 2001, 50 pages)
Funded by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund
(PDF file 245k)

Minnesota Grown Opportunities: Industrial Hemp
By D.G. Pfarr, M.G. Maxwell, K. Sannes, and K. Edberg.
A service of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, and the University of Minnesota to evaluate diversification options for Minnesota farms.
January 18, 2001. 7 pages
(PDF file 85K)

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