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Proposed grain & fiber HEMP EXEMPTION bill
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Join Mandi Kerr, Morgan Tweet, Courtney Moran, and Erica Stark on Friday morning’s episode of Moving ^HEMP Forward.
For this morning we’ll talk about:
Grain & Fiber Hemp Exemption Bill
Campaign Goals:
- Draft legislation and pass a bill creating an exemption for industrial hemp, grain & fiber.
- Educate lawmakers about the need for exemptions and opportunities with grain & fiber
- Secure bipartisan support for the exemption framework
- Unite and mobilize advocates
Morgan Tweet is a founding partner and Chief Operating Officer of IND HEMP, an industrial hemp food and fiber processing company in Fort Benton, Montana. Morgan planned, constructed, and commissioned the IND HEMP Oilseed processing plant in early 2020 and manages daily operations. Morgan graduated from the University of Missouri with a BS in Chemical Engineering then worked for Archer Daniels Midland in Decatur, Illinois launching her career in agriculture and food processing.
Courtney N. Moran, LL.M., Founding Principal of EARTH Law, LLC and Chief Legislative Strategist for Agricultural Hemp Solutions, LLC is the leading expert on U.S. hemp law championing legal policy for sustainable Cannabis hemp agribusiness development. Courtney worked closely with the offices of Senator Ron Wyden and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in drafting and negotiating the Hemp Farming Act of 2018 (S. 2667), the language included in the 2018 federal Farm Bill, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, federally legalizing hemp.
Erica Stark is the Executive Director of the National Hemp Association for almost 5 years now. Erica is also the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council and serves as the co-chair of the Policy and Regulation Subcommittee of the PA Hemp Steering Committee which is the official advisory council to the PA Dept. of Agriculture. She is a sought-after speaker with years of experience in hemp education and legislative advocacy, including testifying before Congress.
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