Industrial hemp bill clears Senate committee

A bill that would give Wisconsin farmers the go-ahead to grow industrial hemp unanimously passed a Senate committee this morning.
But four Dem amendments to the bill failed on 5-4 party-line votes, including one that would nix a requirement under the bill to allow for the seizure and destroying of crops if a certain THC level is exceeded. THC is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis.
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