Year Passed: 2003 Summary: The Maine Legislature approved L.D. 53 directing the Maine Department of Agriculture to "develop a study to explore the feasibility and desirability of industrial hemp production." The legislation requires the Commissioner of Agriculture to "obtain all federal permits necessary to legally grow hemp for fiber or seed production prior to importing any nonsterilized industrial hemp seeds capable of germination into the State." This study remains ongoing.
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