Two North Dakota farmers have filed a lawsuit that hemp advocates in the United States hope will remove the final obstacle in the way of their goal of growing the crop.
If it succeeds, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration would not be able to prosecute North Dakota state representative David Monson of Osnabrock and Wayne Hauge of Ray for growing licensed industrial hemp.
The state had granted the pair hemp production licences in February and sought permission from the DEA to import and plant hemp seed.
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However, after months of delays, the North Dakota legislature voted to remove the requirement for DEA approval on hemp grown in the state, which opened the door for the lawsuit.
In the litigation, Monson and Hauge argue that industrial hemp is a distinct variety of Cannabis Sativa and therefore should not be subject to the federal Controlled Substances Act.
“We are asking that DEA do nothing, exactly what they have done for 10 years,” said attorney Tim Purdon in a News release
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“… We are basically asking the court to tell DEA to leave our farmers alone.”
