California Governor Brown vetoes industrial hemp bill

[Upton]

Gov. Jerry Brown today vetoed legislation that would have permitted the cultivation of industrial hemp in California, though the Democratic governor didn't seem happy about it. Senate Bill 676, by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, would have created an eight-year, pilot program for the cultivation of industrial hemp in Imperial, Kern, Kings and San Joaquin counties.

In a veto message, Brown said federal law considers industrial hemp to be a regulated, controlled substance, and that failure to obtain a federal permit would subject California farmers to federal prosecution.

"Although I am not signing this measure, I do support a change in federal law," Brown said in a veto message. "Products made from hemp - clothes, food, and bath products - are legally sold in California every day. It is absurd that hemp is being imported into the state, but our farmers cannot grow it."

Read more: http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/10/09/2570535/capitol-alert-jerry-brown-vetoes.html#ixzz1aNnpl9VK

Notice how Brown cites problems with the feds as the reason for the veto..

[ensho]

1. cowardly Brown is a disappointment

I thought he would be a tougher fighter

[Le Taz Hot]

2. Son. of. a. bitch.

Just as I feared. He played the Good Little Party Boy. :banghead: :grr: :argh: Upton, could you cross post this in the California forum? Thanks. :hi:

[Cool Logic]

3. "Brown said federal law considers industrial hemp to be a regulated, controlled substance,"

Either Brown does not possess the intellectual aptitude to read, comprehend and reason, or he supports this overreach of fedgov power.

Someone should ask Gov. Brown why it was necessary to amend the Constitution to ban the drug known as alcohol.

[NYC_SKP]

4. Brown is right, the Feds are wrong. Yet, people are bashing Brown over this.

Unbelievable, how uninformed people can be about how things work.

[Le Taz Hot]

6. We understand perfectly well "how things work.."

We were hoping he would take a stand. It could have been a springboard to open up dialog with the feds. Hemp legalization would be an economic boon to this country and there is no valid argument against it. It was the PERFECT opportunity, but he played it safe. Yeah, I'm bashing Brown on this.

[MindPilot]

7. +10000 n/t

[MindPilot]

5. We were kind of hoping for some change...

Not just acquiescence to "oh, well, the law is the law..."

Seriously, there is simply no point in voting anymore.

[libinnyandia]

9. Don't vote

All the Republican efforts to prevent voters from voting are not necessary. We'll juststop voting and let them do what they want.

[Javaman]

10. Go away.

agent provocateur.

[MindPilot]

14. They are apparently going to anyway.

[SHRED]

8. Not surprised

Our government doesn't work for us.


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[SHRED]

11. I thought Brown had more courage than this

[NV Whino]

12. Jerry, ya disappoint me

The state is broke. This would have been a perfect stepping stone to economic recovery.

[Trillo]

13. California needs its own bank, and get out from under the Federal Reserve.

Then maybe our leaders would feel like giving the federal government the middle finger more often.

[garybeck]

15. still should have signed it. n/t

[yawnmaster]

16. So, why didn't he just sign it? eom