"While it [the 2018 Farm Bill] provides important agricultural and nutritional policy extensions for five years, the most interesting changes involve the cannabis plant."
"On December 12, 2018, Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill which legalizes industrial hemp by removing hemp with less than .3% delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol or THC from the Controlled Substances Act."
Leaders of the Native Farm Bill Coalition have hailed the 2018 Farm Bill to be a “historic milestone” for Indian Country.
The House Appropriations Committee voted 14 to 6 to shelve Republican Senator Danny Martiny's bill to allow sports wagering in Louisiana.
John Barrasso, Junior Senator for Wyoming, introduced a bill to enhance tribal road safety. The bill was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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