I live in the Part of the State that is more Conservative LOLMore tax money in drugs than industrial products, wouldn't want to lose high THC acreage
Not sure why they would turn down industrial hemp other than CA is (oddly) NOT one of the states with university linked research hemp growing. Maybe they are waiting for HR 3530 to pass. It is apparently not exactly fast tracked. Introduced July 28, 2017:
Latest Action: House - 09/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.