Posted on 22nd Jan 2012 @ 12:16 AM

A bill to allow farmers to register to grow industrial hemp in Kentucky was filed Thursday. The bill, H.B. , has 12 co-sponsors. It creates a process whereby farmers apply to grow hemp, and, after passing a background check, would then pay a fee to register to grow industrial hemp. 

Although the bill is prohibited under current federal laws, which is acknowledged by the bill, supporters nonetheless hope it will send a message to the federal government about hemp.