111th CONGRESS

1st Session
H. R. 1866

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of
marihuana, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 2, 2009

Mr. PAUL (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr.
GRIJALVA, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr.
ROHRABACHER, Mr. STARK, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the
Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of
marihuana, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America
in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009'.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP FROM DEFINITION OF MARIHUANA.

Paragraph (16) of section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(16)) is
amended--
(1) by striking `(16)' at the beginning and inserting `(16)(A)'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
`(B) The term `marihuana' does not include industrial hemp. As used in the preceding
sentence, the term `industrial hemp' means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of
such plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration
that does not exceed 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.'.

SEC. 3. INDUSTRIAL HEMP DETERMINATION TO BE MADE BY STATES.

Section 201 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
`(i) Industrial Hemp Determination To Be Made by States- In any criminal action, civil
action, or administrative proceeding, a State regulating the growing and processing of
industrial hemp under State law shall have exclusive authority to determine whether any
such plant meets the concentration limitation set forth in subparagraph (B) of paragraph
(16) of section 102 and such determination shall be conclusive and binding.'.

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009

 Introduced by: Congressmen Ron Paul and Barney Frank

Please contact your Congressmen or Representative today and ask them to

support the 2009 Industrial Hemp Act.

Oklahoma Representatives and Congressmen

Senate:
Mr. James M. Inhofe (R) Mr. Tom Coburn (R)
Deputy Whip Term ends in 2010
Term ends in 2014

Washington D.C.:
Washington, DC Office: 172 Russell Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510
453 Russell Senate Office Building Main: 202-224-5754
Washington, DC 20510 -3603
Main: (202) 224-4721
Fax: 202-224-6008
Fax: (202) 228-0380
Tulsa:
Tulsa, OK Office: 1800 South Baltimore
Suite 800
1924 S. Utica Avenue Tulsa, OK 74119
Suite 530 Main: 918-581-7651
Tulsa, OK 74104 -6511 Fax: 918-581-7195
Main: (918) 748-5111
Fax: (918) 748-5119
Oklahoma City, OK Office: Oklahoma City:
100 North Broadway
1900 NW Expressway St Suite 1820
Suite 1210 Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Oklahoma City, OK 73118 Main: 405-231-4941
Main: (405) 608-4381
Fax: (405) 608-4120 Fax: 405-231-5051
Enid, OK Office:

302 N Independence
Suite 104
Enid, OK 73701

Main: (580) 234-5105

Fax: (580) 234-5094
 Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009
Introduced by: Congressmen Ron Paul and Barney Frank

Please contact your Congressmen or Representative today and ask them to

support the 2009 Industrial Hemp Act.

Oklahoma Representatives and Congressmen

House of Representatives

Mr. John 401 South Johnstone 434 CHOB

Sullivan Avenue Washington, DC 20515-3601
Suite 348
OK-1st Bartlesville, OK,
(R) 74003-6619 DC Phone:
202-225-2211
(918) 336-6500 DC Fax: 202-225-9187
(918) 337-4196
Website:
5727 South Lewis
Avenue http://sullivan.house.gov/
Suite 520
Tulsa, OK, 74105-
7146

(918) 749-0014
(918) 749-0781

Mr. Dan 321 South Third 216 CHOB

Boren Street Washington, DC 20515-3602
Suite 4
OK-2nd McAlester, OK,
(D) 74501 DC Phone:
202-225-2701
(918) 423-5951 DC Fax: 202-225-3038
(918) 423-1940
Website:
309 West First Street
Claremore, OK, http://www.house.gov/boren/
74017

(918) 341-9336
(918) 342-4806

431 West Broadway

Muskogee, OK,
74401

(918) 687-2533
(918) 686-0128
 Mr. 2728 Williams Avenue 2311 RHOB
Frank D. Suite F Washington, DC 20515-
Woodward, OK,
Lucas 73801-5841
3603
OK-3rd
(R) (580) 256-5752 DC Phone:
(580) 254-3047 202-225-5565
DC Fax: 202-225-8698
720 South Husband
Suite 7
Stillwater, OK, Website:
74075 http://www.house.gov/lucas/

(405) 624-6407
(405) 624-6467

10952 NW
Expressway
Suite B
Yukon, OK, 73099

(405) 373-1958
(405) 373-2046

Mr. Tom 104 East 12th 2458 RHOB

Cole Ada, OK, 74820 Washington, DC 20515-
OK-4th (580) 436-5375
3604
(R) (580) 436-5451
DC Phone:
711 SW D Avenue 202-225-6165
Suite 201 DC Fax: 202-225-3512
Lawton, OK, 73501

(580) 357-2131 Website:

(580) 357-7477 http://www.cole.house.gov/

2420 Springer Drive

Suite 120
Norman, OK, 73069

(405) 329-6500
(405) 321-7369
 Ms. Mary 120 North Robinson 1432 LHOB
Fallin Suite 100 Washington, DC 20515-
Oklahoma City, OK,
OK-5th 73102
3605
(R) (405) 234-9900
(405) 234-9909 DC Phone:
202-225-2132
20 East 9th Street DC Fax: 202-226-1463
Suite 137
Shawnee, OK, 74801
(405) 273-1733 Website:
http://fallin.house.gov/

In 1937 Over 25,000 products could be made from hemp

Why should American Farmers miss out on this cash crop?

Hemp is different from marijuana in the fact that hemp contains a different
CBD than marijuana. This CBD actually blocks the marijuana high.
Marijuana smokers will not try taking your hemp to get high on nor will they
try to plant marijuana in your hemp field because this would cause the
marijuana to be pollinated and turn into hemp.

Please Visit the following web sites for more

Industrial Hemp Information

Oklahoma Based
www.potforfreedom.com (look under documents link)

Others

Vote Hemp
www.votehemp.com

Hemp Industries Association

www.thehia.org

The Hemp Report

www.hempreport.com

Industrial Hemp
www.industrialhemp.net
 Industrial Hemp Books

“ Emperor Wears No Clothes ”

BY: Jack Herer
www.jackherer.com (free online book)

Other Books
As found at:
http://votehemp.com/links.html

The Emperor Wears No Clothes - Jack Herer

The Cultivation of Hemp: Botany, Varieties, Cultivation and Harvesting - Dr. Ivan Bosca

Hemp Foods and Oils for Health - Gero Leson & Petra Pless

The Galaxy Global Eatery Hemp Cookbook - Denis Cicero

Hemp Horizons - John Roulac

A History of the Hemp Industry in Kentucky - James F. Hopkins

Hemp: Lifeline to the Future - Chris Conrad

The Great Book of Hemp - Rowan Robinson