By Melanie Conklin, Wisconsin Examiner

“Hemp is Wisconsin’s comeback crop,” said Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stephens Point), author of SB-188 which would reauthorize the fledgling pilot program that permits growing hemp in Wisconsin. The measure would move toward making the program permanent and add technical regulations to bring it in line with new federal law.

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Hemp is used in clothing, biofuels, lotions, rope and foods, among other items. Hemp paper was even used to draft the Declaration of Independence, according to the national nonprofit industry advocacy group Vote Hemp, which tracks state and federal law and policy. The group reported that 1,855 acres of hemp were grown in Wisconsin last year.

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“Hemp is providing opportunities for rural and urban entrepreneurs alike, and many of my constituents are emerging as leaders in this industry,” said Taylor after the vote. “Americans already consume millions of imported hemp products — that’s money that can and should be spent here in our state of Wisconsin, and my city of Milwaukee.”

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