A bill that would allow the University of Hawaii to research uses, such as biofuel and toxin removal, for hemp has passed the Hawaii state Legislature and been sent to Gov. Neil Abercrombie for his signature.
The Untied States Agricultural Act of 2014 allows universities and state agricultural offices to research hemp, which is part cannibus plant, like marijuana.
Unlike marijuana, however, it has a very low tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, content. THC is a controlled substance.
Senate Bill 2175 allows the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to start a two-year industrial hemp remediation and biofuel crop research program.
“The dean may determine how soils and water may be made more pristine and healthy by phyto-remediation, removal of contaminants, and rejuvenation through the growth of industrial hemp, as well as the viability of industrial hemp as a biofuel feedstock,” the bill, which was passed Monday, says.
Abercrombie may sign the bill into law, veto it or allow it to become law without his signature.
Bill Cresenzo covers residential real estate and transportation issues for Pacific Business News.
Hawaii Legislature OK's University of Hawaii hemp biofuel study
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