Hug Your Local Hempster

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"Dear God, thank you for the baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy." 
​~ Maya Angelou

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Hands together now.

©donkeyhotey

As they say at the beginning of all the big events, "Before we get started, there are some people we'd like to thank."

There are so many people that contributed to end hemp prohibition, so that we can start the transitional move to regulation.

I particularly admire these individuals and groups with their longevity, their passion, and the drip.drip.drip of persistent effort toward the goal of legalized hemp. 

So here is my very short shout-out list. Which is silly of course, because we could easily fill volumes with each person's unique contribution to the cause.

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The ones who've carried the torch certainly include the members of the Hemp Industries Association and their current president, Joy Beckerman, the US Hemp Roundtable, and the National Hemp Association. 

In my observation, no single group deserves as much credit for last week's Farm Bill victory for hemp than the folks at Vote Hemp and their President; hemp pioneer and long-serving advocate, Eric Steenstra.

Thank you all.

It took years to build support for hemp legalization in Congress. U.S. Senators Wyden and Merkley, both from Oregon, were early co-sponsors of the Hemp Farming Act of 2018, which eventually became the framework for declassifying hemp as a controlled substance. 

Merkley and Wyden have both been consistently outspoken on hemp legalization in the Senate. Governor Jared Polis of Colorado (and former U.S. Congressman) built the foundation for hemp in the House. Patrick Leahy, our senior Senator from Vermont, has also held firm in his support since co-sponsoring the 2018 hemp amendment in the Farm Bill.

Will you join me now, by putting our hands together for each of the many women and men who’ve lobbied hard (for years before Moscow Mitch McConnell caught on and took credit) and persevered through this long fight to end hemp prohibition. They all deserve a standing ovation. ​And a hug.

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Happy Author

As the blogosphere, the online news channels and hemp businesses around the country have been filing their stories on this historic occasion... ​​​

​Imagine my delight that the end of hemp prohibition coincides with the launch of this blog, Tak About Hemp.

​Just glad to Be. Here. Now.

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