Rauner signs bill lifting ban on industrial hemp

By Vincent Caruso

08/27/2018

The Industrial Hemp Act will plant the seeds for the growth of commercial hemp production across Illinois.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, hemp, jobs, marijuana, Tim Butler, Toi Hutchinson

Illinois lawmakers pass bill legalizing industrial hemp

By Vincent Caruso

05/31/2018

While state law currently allows for the cultivation of hemp to be overseen by some government bodies, the Industrial Hemp Act would make legal the commercial production of hemp.

TAGS: hemp, Illinois’ Cannabis Control, Toi Hutchinson

Illinois bill would legalize sale, production of hemp

By John Kristof

07/18/2017

Senate Bill 1294 creates the Industrial Hemp Act, which would require licensing for “any person desiring to grow, process, cultivate, harvest, process, possess, sell, or purchase industrial hemp or industrial hemp related products must be licensed by the Department of Agriculture.”

TAGS: agriculture, hemp, marijuana

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

Illinois students could soon benefit from scholarship money to help them find a tutor, attend ACT or SAT prep sessions, pay tuition, get special education services or assist with other academic needs. That will happen in Illinois only if Gov. J.B. Pritzker lets the state’s schoolchildren benefit from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, established...

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Rauner signs bill lifting ban on industrial hemp

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Illinois bill would legalize sale, production of hemp

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