By John Ingold
The Denver Post
With a deadline looming at the end of this month in the most dramatic federal-state showdown yet in Colorado over marijuana, a state lawmaker has proposed a bill that would raise another cannabis clash.
Rep. Wes McKinley, D-Walsh, has introduced a bill to study using the growing of industrial hemp to clean polluted soil, a process known as phytoremediation. McKinley said there is some evidence that hemp plants can suck toxic substances out of the ground.
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I find it interesting that working towards a better environment, which is what this State Bill will do, creates “headaches” for the Federal Government.
Specifically, this Bill will enable us to demonstrate that hemp can absorb heavy metals from soil and make it more pristine for future generations.