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Updated 4/16/2021 6:31 AM
Deerfield Democratic state Rep. Bob Morgan says the CBD Safety Act he sponsored would make consumers safer and would benefit Illinois growers of hemp, the source of many CBD products.
Hemp growers in Illinois disagree, saying HB 147 will hurt them and benefit marijuana companies, which have ties to Morgan and have contributed to his campaign fund.
The bill passed Wednesday in the House in a 96-15 vote.
The bill calls for the prohibition of the sale of CBD products unless the products have undergone lab testing, meet standards developed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture and meet labeling requirements. The legislation would give the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Illinois State Police, sheriff s departments, municipal police and the Illinois Department of Revenue the authority to inspect any CBD manufacturer or distributor for compliance.
Tory Dahlhoff / WCBU
Originally published on March 16, 2021 4:53 pm
On her small family farm outside Princeton, Ill., Rachel Berry, founder and CEO of the Illinois Hemp Growers Association, stands in front of a giant bale of hemp stalks that resembles an oversized bird’s nest. She pulls a small hardcover book from a basket full of various goods made from the fiber and woody pulp of hemp stems.
“This is the first hemp book to be made in 100 years, a book printed on hemp paper,” said Berry, before moving on to the next gadget: a 3D-printed children s toy made with a hemp-based printing filament.
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By Cole Lauterbach - Illinois Radio Network
A new crop for Illinois growers, hemp, proved to be a little tricky in 2020, but overall it went well.
Hemp production – the non-psychoactive strain of cannabis, which produces CBD – was legalized in 2018 by Congress. Last year was the second growing season of the crop in Illinois.
Rachel Berry, founder, and CEO of Illinois Hemp Growers Association said there were challenges for growers.
“Weather is a big one, especially in Illinois, because the north part of the state is so different from the south part of the state so even if you pick a variety that does well in Illinois it might be completely relying on what part of Illinois, you’re in,” she told the