The US House of Representatives passed a new farm bill (H.R.2642) Thursday afternoon that would remove the US government prohibition on colleges and universities growing industrial hemp for research purposes in compliance with state laws. The partial removal of the US government prohibition on growing hemp included in H.R.2642 is the same as in Rep. Jared Polis’s amendment that won a majority floor vote for inclusion in a previous House farm bill (H.R.1947) before that farm bill was voted down on the House floor.

The US Senate passed its own farm bill (S.954) on June 10 without a floor vote on Sen. Ron Wyden’s broader amendment that would entirely terminate the US government’s prohibition on growing hemp in compliance with state law.

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